Question

# No plagiarism 

#Decide on the type of motherboard to use in the computer system you are designing.  Explain what it is and why you chose it. 

This from Lab 5.1

2. Using the information you recorded previously in Step 5, consult Table 5-1 to find out how to enter your system’s setup utility. (Alternatively, when you first turn on your PC, look for a message on your screen, which might read something like “Press F2 to access setup.”

Table 5-1: Methods for entering CMOS setup utilities by BIOS

BIOS	Method for entering CMOS setup utility
AMI BIOS	Boot the computer, and then press the Delete key.
Award BIOS	Boot the computer, and then press the Delete key.
Older Phoenix BIOS	Boot the computer, and then press the Ctrl+Alt+Esc or Ctrl+Alt+S key combination.
Newer Phoenix BIOS	Boot the computer, and then press the F2 or F1 key.
Dell Computers with Phoenix BIOS	Boot the computer, and then press the Ctrl+Alt+Enter key combination.
Some older Compaq computers, such as Deskpro 286 or 386	Plac e the diagnostics disk in the drive, reboot the system, and choose Computer Setup from the menu.
Some newer Compaq computers, such as Prolinea, Deskpro, DeskproXL, Deskpro LE, or Presario	Boot the computer, wait for two beeps, and when the cursor is in the upper-right corner of the screen, press the F10 key.
All other older computers	Use the setup program on the floppy disk that came with the PC. If the floppy disk is lost, contact the motherboard manufacturer to get a replacement.

Note

For Compaq computers, the CMOS setup program is stored on the hard drive in a small, non-DOS partition of about 3MB. If this partition becomes corrupted or the computer is an older model, you must run setup from a diagnostic disk. If you can’t run setup by pressing F10 at startup, a damaged partition or virus is likely taking up space in conventional memory.

Now you’re ready to enter the CMOS setup utility included in your BIOS. Follow these steps:

1. If a floppy disk is necessary to enter the CMOS setup utility, insert it now.
2. Restart the computer.
3. When the system restarts, enter the setup utility using the correct method for your computer.
4. Notice that the CMOS utility groups settings by function. For example, all the power management features are grouped together in a Power Management section.
5. The main screen usually has a Help section that describes how to make selections and exit the utility. Typically, you can use the arrow keys or Tab key to highlight options. After you have highlighted your selection, usually you need to press Enter, Page Down, or the spacebar. The main screen might display a short summary of the highlighted category. Look for and select a category called something like Standard CMOS Setup.
6. In the Standard CMOS Setup screen, you should see some or all of the following settings. List the current setting for each of the following:
   • Date: _______________________________________________________
   • Time: _______________________________________________________
   • For IDE hard drives, a table listing drive size, mode of operation, and cylinder, head, and sector information:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

• Floppy drive setup information, including drive letter and type:

_______________________________________________________

• Halt on error setup (the type of error that halts the boot process):

_______________________________________________________

• Memory summary (summary of system memory divisions):

_______________________________________________________

• Boot sequence (drives the BIOS searches for an OS):

_______________________________________________________

7. Exit the Standard CMOS setup screen and return to the main page. Select a section called something like Chipset Features Setup.
8. Record settings for the following as well as any other settings in this section:
   • RAM setup options:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

• AGP setup options:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

• CPU-specific setup options:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

• Settings for serial and parallel ports:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

• Provisions for enabling and disabling onboard drive controllers and other embedded devices:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Note

Most of the CMOS settings never need changing, so understanding every setting isn’t necessary.

9. Exit to the CMOS setup main screen. Explore the menus and submenus of the CMOS setup utility and answer these questions:
   • Does CMOS setup offer the option to set a supervisor password? If so, what’s the name of the screen where the password is set?

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

• Does CMOS setup offer the option to set a user password? Is so, what options can affect the way users can access and use CMOS setup?

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

10. Exit to the CMOS setup main screen. You might see options for loading CMOS defaults (which restore factory settings and can be helpful in troubleshooting) as well as options for exiting with or without saving changes. There might be an option to set user and supervisor passwords as well as a utility to detect IDE hard disk drives automatically.

Now that you’re familiar with the way the CMOS setup utility works, you can change the date and time settings. Then you reboot the computer, confirm that the changes are reflected in the operating system, and return the CMOS date and time to the correct settings. Follow these steps:

1. Return to the Standard CMOS setup screen.
2. Highlight the time field(s) and set the time ahead one hour.
3. Move to the date field(s) and set the date ahead one year.
4. Return to the main CMOS setup screen, and click an option named something like Save Settings and Exit. If prompted, verify that you want to save the settings.
5. Wait while the system reboots. Allow Windows to load.
6. At the desktop, check the time and date. Are your CMOS setup changes reflected in Windows?

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7. Reboot the computer, return to CMOS setup, and set the correct time and date.

Verify again that the changes are reflected in Windows.

1. Using Setup Identify:

• Mainboard manufacturer:

_______________________________________________________

• Mainboard name:

_______________________________________________________

• Mainboard serial number:

_______________________________________________________

• BIOS vendor:

_______________________________________________________

• BIOS version:

_______________________________________________________

• BIOS release date:

_______________________________________________________

• Processor manufacturer:

_______________________________________________________

• Processor version:

_______________________________________________________

• Current and maximum clock speed of the processor:

_______________________________________________________

• Processor socket:

_______________________________________________________

• Amount of L1 cache:

_______________________________________________________

• Amount of L2 cache:

_______________________________________________________

• Amount of L3 cache:

_______________________________________________________

• Slot type of the video bus, as reported by the video card:

_______________________________________________________

• Slot type of the video bus, as reported by the motherboard:

_______________________________________________________

• Amount of video RAM:

_______________________________________________________

To identify your motherboard’s chipset, look for information under Memory Controller Hub and I/O Controller Hub. Based on this information, what chipset is your motherboard using?

Answer 1

1. >DATE:[wed 09/06/2017], TIME:[15:36:30],

>For IDE hard drives DEVICE:-Hard disk,SIZE:-500.1GB,MODE OF OPERATION:-LBA MODE-Supported,Block Mode:-16sectors,PIO MODE:-4,HEAD:-Multiword DMA-2,SECTOR:-ST500DM002-IBD142,CYLINDER:-Ultra DMA-6 .

>Floppy drive setup information, including drive letter and type:-It is done automaticaly

>Halt on error setup (the type of error that halts the boot process):-It is done automaticaly

>Memory summary (summary of system memory divisions):-It is done automaticaly
>Boot sequence (drives the BIOS searches for an OS):-It is done automaticaly

2.>RAM setup options:- set it to Maximum or else it will detect and it will set automaticaly
>AGP setup options:-in this we have choices like off/4x/8x choose to 8x to get maximum performance.

>CPU-specific setup options:-enable hardware prefetcher and adjacent chache line,enable execute-disable bit capability
>Settings for serial and parallel ports:set it max

>Provisions for enabling and disabling onboard drive controllers and other embedded devices:vga aways enabled,PEG is set to auto

3.>Does CMOS setup offer the option to set a supervisor password? If so, what’s the name of the screen where the password is set?:- go to security and setup ur supervisor password.

>Does CMOS setup offer the option to set a user password? Is so, what options can affect the way users can access and use CMOS setup?:-go to security and change user password optiond gives effect.

4.>At the desktop, check the time and date. Are your CMOS setup changes reflected in Windows?:-yes

Mainboard manufacturer:-BIOSTAR Group

Mainboard name:-G41D3+
_______________________________________________________

Mainboard serial number:-PCWBB1A2D2XFHM

BIOS vendor:ST500DM002-1BD142

BIOS version:08.00.15
_______________________________________________________

BIOS release date:03/08/11
_______________________________________________________

Processor manufacturer:intel
_______________________________________________________

Processor version:pentium(r)
_______________________________________________________

Current and maximum clock speed of the processor:2.80ghz,2816Mhz
_______________________________________________________

Processor socket:115 LGA
_______________________________________________________

Amount of L1 cache:6x32 kb
_______________________________________________________

Amount of L2 cache:6x32 kb
_______________________________________________________

Slot type of the video bus, as reported by motherboard:-pci express x16 slots
________________________________________________________

Amount of video RAM:4000.05 GB
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To identify your motherboard’s chipset, look for information under Memory Controller Hub and I/O Controller Hub. Based on this information, what chipset is your motherboard using? INTEL CHIP SET