220-1101 - Hardware - Section 3.4
Install and configure motherboards, CPUs, and add-on cards, including form factors, expansion slots, BIOS/UEFI, and cooling in a given scenario.
Match motherboard form factors (ATX, microATX, ITX) to a case, identify expansion slots (PCIe x1/x4/x8/x16), and install a CPU into the correct socket with appropriate thermal paste and cooling. Configure firmware settings in BIOS/UEFI - boot order, virtualization support, and Secure Boot - and recognise CPU architecture features such as multicore, multithreading, and integrated graphics.
ATX form factorPCIe slotsCPU socketBIOS and UEFI
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