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A Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e. 2. Objectives students will be able to. Explain how a processor worksDetermine which of the many different processors to select for different scenariosDescribe the function, structure and operation of a chipsetDetail how processors can be kept co
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1. Based onA+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6eChapter 5 Processors and Chipsets
2. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 2 Objectivesstudents will be able to… Explain how a processor works
Determine which of the many different processors to select for different scenarios
Describe the function, structure and operation of a chipset
Detail how processors can be kept cool
Describe how to install and upgrade a processor
3. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 3 Introduction The processor and chipset
Most important components on the motherboard
The processor is a field replaceable unitFRU
The chipset is embedded in the motherboard
Key skills to learn:
Making wise purchase decisions
Installing and upgrading a processor
4. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 4 Sections Section One – How Processors Work
Section Two – Intel and AMD Processors
Section Three – Processor Packages
Section Four - The Chipset
Section Five – Heat Sinks and Cooling Fans
Section Six – Installing a Processor
5. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 5 Processors Processor & chipset located on motherboard
Determine power and features of system
Major manufacturers: Intel, AMD, and Cyrix
Factors used to rate processors:
System bus speeds supported
Processor core frequency in gigahertz
Word size and data path
Multiprocessing ability and processor specific memory
Efficiency and functionality of programming code
Type of RAM, motherboard, and chipset supported
6. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 6 How a Processor Works Three basic components:
Input/output (I/O) unit
Control unit
One or more arithmetic logic units (ALUs)
Registers: high-speed memory used by ALU during processing
Internal cache: holds data to be processed by ALU
7. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 7 How a Processor Works Two types of buses:
FSBExternal (front-side) bus: data portion is 64 bits wide
BSBInternal (back-side) bus: data portion is 32 bits wide
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9. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 9 How a Processor Works (continued) System bus (FSB) frequency or speed
1066 MHz, 800 MHz, 533 MHz, 400 MHz, 200 MHz, 133 MHz, 100 MHz
FSB faster than other buses on motherboard
Processor frequency or speed
Speed of internal operations; e.g., 3.2 GHz
System bus frequency x multiplier = processor frequency 800 MHz x 4 = 3.2 GHz
Multiplier set by jumpers or in CMOS
10. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 10 How a Processor Works (continued) Data Path Size
Data path is the path over which data travels external to the processor
Today data path is 64 bits wide
Word Size
Data path inside the processor
Number of bits processed in one operation
Pentium uses 2 32-bit internal data paths
Itanium and AMD Athlon have a 64-bit Word Size
11. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 11 How a Processor Works (continued) 3 ways to improve performance by processing more than one thing at a time
Multiprocessing
Multiprocessor platform
Dual-core processing
12. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 12 How a Processor Works (continued) Multiprocessing
Processor contains more than one ALU
Pentium has 2 ALUs with BSB of 32 bits and FSB of 64 bits
More than one instruction can be performed at the same time
13. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 13 How a Processor Works (continued) Multiprocessor platform
More than one processor on the motherboard
Motherboard must be designed to work with more than one processor
Processors must be designed to work on multiple processor platform
Xenon MP is such a processor
14. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 14 How a Processor Works (continued) Dual-core processing
Processor housing contains two processors operating at the same frequency but independent of each other
Share FSB Processors share system bus
Have separate independent internal caches
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16. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 16 How a Processor Works (continued) Memory cache
Uses static RAM (SRAM) instead of dynamic RAM (DRAM)
SRAM holds data as long as power is on without refreshing
SRAM is faster and more expensive than DRAM
17. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 17 How a Processor Works (continued) Memory cache
L1 cache is on the processor chip – on the diea.k.a. primary cache or Level 1 cache
L2 cache is external to the processor chipIt may be inside the processor housingon the motherboard on older systemsPentium Pro first to have L2 cache in the housing
L3 cache either on motherboard when L2 cache in housing orin housing such as with the Itanium
18. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 18 How a Processor Works (continued) Memory cache on motherboard
L2 or L3 cache
COAST - cache on a stick
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20. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 20 How a Processor Works (continued) Instruction set: microcode used for basic operations
Three types of instruction sets:
Reduced instruction set computing (RISC)
Complex instruction set computing (CISC)
Explicitly parallel instruction computing (EPIC)Itanium
21. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 21 The Intel Processors Early model numbers: 8088, 8086, 80286 (286), 80386 (386), 80486 (486)
New three-digit processor numbers:
Pentium processors: 5xx, 6xx, 8xx, 9xx3-digit number used to distinguish processorsThe higher the last 2 digits (xx) in a family, the better the processor
Celeron processors: 3xx
Pentium M processors: 7xx
22. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 22 The Intel Processors Overview of the Pentium family of processors
Two ALUs are used for multiprocessing
64-bit external path size and two 32-bit internal paths
Eight types of Pentium processors; e.g., Pentium 4
Celeron and Xeon are offshoots from Pentium family
23. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 23 The Intel Processors Eight types of Pentium processors
Classic Pentium* no longer sold
Pentium MMX* no longer sold
Pentium Pro* no longer sold
Pentium II* no longer sold
Xeon
Celeron
Pentium III* no longer sold
Pentium 4
24. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 24 The Intel Processors (continued) Celeron
Low-end Pentium
Uses a 478-pin socket or a 775-land socket
Uses Level 2 cache within processor housing
Pentium 4
Runs at up to 3.8 GHz
Later versions use Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology
25. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 25 The Intel Processors (continued) Mobile Pentium Processors
Low-end Pentium
Centrino: integrated component with Pentium M processor, chip set and wireless LAN
Xeon
Originally 32-bit processors
Newer Xeon 64-bit and no longer considered part of the Pentium family
Dual core and use Hyper-Threading
26. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 26 The Intel Processors (continued) Itanium Processors
64-bit processors
Do not use Hyper-Threading
Use EPIC Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
128-bit Data Path
27. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 27 The AMD Processors Older Processors Model Compatible with
AMD-K6-2 Pentium II, Celeron
AMD-K6-III Pentium II
Duron Celeron
Athlon Pentium III
Athlon Model 4 Pentium III
28. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 28 The AMD Processors (continued) Current Processors
Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core
Athlon 64 FX
Athlon 64
Athlon XP
Sempron (comparable to the Celeron)
Athlon MP and Opteron (high end use)
Turion 64 (notebook)
29. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 29 VIA and Cyrix Processors Model Compatible withCyrix M II Pentium II, CeleronCyrix III Celeron, Pentium IIIVIA C3 Celeron
VIA now concentrating on processors for personal electronics and embedded device market
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31. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 31 The Intel Processors (continued) Some mobile Pentium processors
Pentium M, Mobile Pentium 4, and Celeron M
Xeon processors
Use HT Technology and dual-core processing
Designed for servers and high-end workstations
The Itaniums
Utilize EPIC, a newer instruction set than CISC
External data path is 128 bits
L1 cache on processor die, L2 and L3 cache on board
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33. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 33 AMD Processors Manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Geared to 64-bit desktop and mobile processors
Older AMD processors
Use motherboards not compatible with Intel processors
Earlier processors used a 321-pin socket
Current AMD processors
For desktops: Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon 64 FX
For servers: Athlon MP, Opteron
For notebooks: Turion 64 Mobile, Mobile Athlon 64
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35. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 35 VIA and Cyrix Processors Use same sockets as earlier Pentium processors
Target: personal electronics and embedded devices
Three processors:
VIA C3: comes in EBGA and nanoBGA packages
VIA C7: for electronic devices, home theater, desktops
VIA C7-M: designed for ultrasmall notebooks
36. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 36 Processor Packages Processor package: provides processor housing
Flat and thin processor packages
Cartridge processor packages
37. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 37 Processor Packages Flat and thin processor packages
Lay flat in a socket on motherboard
Connectors can be pins or lands (newer)
Intel example: PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array)
AMD example: CPGA (Ceramic Pin Grid Array)
38. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 38 Processor Packages Flat and thin processor packages
PGA – Pin Grid Arraypins on bottom of chip that fit into holes on the motherboard
LGA – Land Grid Arraypads on bottom of chip that touch pins on the motherboard
39. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 39 Processor Packages Cartridge processor packages
Can be installed on a slot or lay flat in a socket
Intel example: SECC (Single Edge Contact Cartridge)
Stands in slot 1 on the motherboard
40. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 40 Processor Sockets and Slots Used to connect the processor to the motherboard
Motherboard type must match processor package
41. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 41 Processor Sockets and Slots Types of sockets
Sockets are built around pin grid or land grid arraysPGA – Pin Grid ArraySPGA – Staggered Pin Grid ArrayLGA – Land Grid ArrayDIP – Dual Inline PackageLIF – Low Insertion ForceZIF – Zero Insertion Force
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43. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 43 Processor Sockets and Slots Types of slots
Packages fit into slots like expansion cards
Designated slots: Slot 1, Slot A, and Slot 2
New processor packages use sockets, not slots
Slocket: adapts Slot 1 to processor requiring a socket
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45. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 45 The Chipset Set of chips on the motherboard
Controls memory cache, external buses, peripherals
Intel dominates the market for chipsets
Example: i800 series of chipsets
46. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 46 The Chipset Intel 800 series Accelerated Hub Architecture
All I/O buses connect to a hub interface
The hub connects to the system bus
North Bridge: contains graphics and memory controller
South Bridge: contains I/O controller hub
Each bridge is controlled by a separate chipset
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48. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 48 The Chipset North Bridge
Fast end of the hub
Contains graphics and memory controller hub
Connects to the system bus
South Bridge
Slow end of the hub
Contains the I/O controller hub
49. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 49 Heat Sinks and Cooling Fans Cooling assembly should keep temperatures below 185° F (85° C)
Target temperature range: 90° - 100° F
One or more fans are needed to meet cooling needs
50. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 50 Heat Sinks and Cooling Fans Cooling fan sits on top of processor with wire or clip
Heat sink: clip-on device pulling heat from processor
Cooler: combination of heat sink and cooling fan
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53. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 53 Installing a Processor Types of installation technicians are asked to perform:
Assemble a PC from parts
Exchange a processor that is faulty
Add a second processor to a dual-processor system
Upgrade an existing processor to improve performance
54. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 54 Installing a Processor Motherboard documentation lists suitable processors
Some processor features to consider:
The core frequency and supported bus speeds
Multiprocessing capabilities
An appropriate cooler
55. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 55 Voltage to the Processor Earlier processors drew power from system bus lines
Newer motherboards may have a power connector
Modern motherboards regulate voltage to socket
56. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 56 Voltage to the Processor Sockets were more universal for older processors
Processor may fit socket, but not get correct voltage
Ensure that motherboard supports older processor
57. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 57 Voltage to the Processor Dual-voltage processor
Voltages for internal and external operations differ
Single-voltage processor: requires only one voltage
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59. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 59 CPU Voltage Regulator Voltages could be set on some older motherboards enabling them to support various CPUs
Ways to configure voltage on older motherboards
Set jumpers to configure voltage to processor
Use a voltage regulator module (VRM)
A VRM can be embedded or installed with upgrade
60. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 60 Installing in a Slot Summary of seven installation steps:
1. Unfold the universal retention mechanism
2. Determine how the cooling assembly lines up
3. Fit the heat sink on the side of the SECC
4. Secure the cooling assembly to the SECC
5. Insert cooler and SECC into supporting arms
6. Lock the SECC into position
7. Connect power cord from fan to power connection
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62. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 62 Installing in a Socket Summary of six installation steps:
1. Lift ZIF socket lever
2. Install processor in socket, lower lever
3. Place some thermal compound on processor
4. Attach cooling assembly to retention mechanism
5. Push down clip levers on top of processor fan
6. Connect power cord from fan to power connection
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66. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 66 Summary Basic CPU components: I/O unit, control unit, ALUs
Registers: high speed memory used by ALU in current processing
Internal cache: holds frequently used instructions
67. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 67 Summary Types of buses in CPU: internal and external (system)
Standard Intel Pentium features: two ALUs, 64-bit external path size and two 32-bit internal paths
68. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 68 Summary (continued) Processors are housed inside a processor package
Processors fit into slots or sockets in the motherboard
The chipset controls memory cache, external buses and some peripherals
69. A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 69 Summary (continued) A cooler comprises a cooling fan and a heat sink
A voltage regulator module (VRM) controls the amount of voltage to a processor