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64-bit ProcessorsA 64-bit CPU has general-purpose, floating-point, and address registers that are64 bits wide, meaning they can handle 64-bit-wide cod

Multicore CPUsCPU clock speeds hit a practical limit of roughly 4 GHz around the years2002–2003, motivating the CPU makers to find new ways to get mor

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CHAPTER 5 CPUs 111Passport / Mike Meyers‘ A+ Certification Passport / Meyers / 226308-3 / Chapter 5animal hair gunking up the works or technician erro

Because Intel and AMD CPUs are not pin-compatible, all motherboardsmade since the mid-1990s support either Intel CPUs or AMD CPUs—not both.Once you kn

motherboard documentation. Sometimes you can upgrade the speed of CPU thata motherboard can handle by updating (flashing) the BIOS. Your motherboardma

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1. If your CPU has thermal paste pre-applied, remove and discard theprotective tape. If not, then apply a thin film of thermal paste tothe raised cent

4. Using your screwdriver as a lever, press down on the mounting bracketon the other side of the CPU socket and snap the bracket into place(Figure 5.1

2. Fill the coolant reservoir with the recommended amount ofdistilled water.3. Apply a small amount of thermal compound to the CPU.4. If your liquid c

The microprocessor, or as most techs call it, the central processing unit (CPU), isthe thing that enables a computer to compute. Everything else on th

OverclockingMost modern systems use the CPUID to set the clock speed and clock multiplierautomatically for any CPU you install, so all but true enthus

Objective 5.03Troubleshooting CPUsCPUs are pretty robust beasts and rarely have problems after they’re installed.You’re most likely to encounter probl

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CHAPTER 5 CPUs 121Passport / Mike Meyers‘ A+ Certification Passport / Meyers / 226308-3 / Chapter 5processing pipelines and run at a clock speed that’

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Passport / Mike Meyers‘ A+ Certification Passport / Meyers / 226308-3 / Chapter 5C. Lift the socket arm to lock the CPU into place.D. Plug in the powe

10. A straight-slot screwdriver is an essential tool for most heatsinkand fan installation or removal.11.Although you might need to use the CMOS clear

Objective 5.01CPU TechnologyModern CPUs are composed of multiple distinct components, from pro-cessing to memory, and the variations among them can gi

Arithmetic Logic UnitThe arithmetic logic unit (ALU) processes data and is the primary processingcomponent of the CPU. The ALU takes data from the CPU

Exam TipRemember that DRAM is fast, cheap, and must be refreshed; SRAMis much faster, very expensive, and requires no refreshing.The frontside bus con

104 MIKE MEYERS’ A+ CERTIFICATION PASSPORTPassport / Mike Meyers‘ A+ Certification Passport / Meyers / 226308-3 / Chapter 5Address SpaceThe number of

CHAPTER 5 CPUs 105Passport / Mike Meyers‘ A+ Certification Passport / Meyers / 226308-3 / Chapter 5bus, for example, uses a ×10 clock multiplier. Beca

like Socket 939 and Socket 775 to reflect the number of pins, although AMD’sSocket AM2 is the exception.Exam TipFor a short time, Intel and AMD produc

Voltage Regulator ModulesCPUs vary greatly in the amount of voltage they need to run. With the manyvariations among CPUs you can install into a single