Proper personal computer cooling is important for maintaining the long-term availability of your important systems. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of PC cooling and shows how you can easily install and monitor the health of your PC cooling systems.
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Installing a CPU fan or case fan is a simple process, and this video will show you how easy it is to select an install a new fan in your computer. We’ll also provide you with some tips for maintaining the proper airflow through your system and where you can find free software monitoring tools to check on the internal temperature of your computer.
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Personal computers must be constantly cooled to ensure the system runs at peak efficiency. Without appropriate cooling in place, the computer’s life expectancy is shortened and in extreme cases the computer will halt due to overheating of the components. In this video, you’ll learn how computers are cooled through heat sinks, on-board fans, computer case fans, and liquid cooling systems.
There are many different personal computer cable types, conventions, and standardizations. In this video, you’ll learn about the different types of cables, how cable design ensures the correct functionality, and an overview of the most common cable types that a CompTIA A+ certified professional might see every day.
Every personal computer cable connector is designed to provide a specific function, and some of these capabilities have changed dramatically through the years. In this video, you’ll learn about standard computer connectors and how to use cable adapters to change gender, connect serial connections, or extend network connections.
The connections into a PC are as varied as the components themselves. Fortunately, there are a number of standardized ports that are common across all computer makes, models, and manufacturers. In this video, we’ll look at the most common connector types and show you what type of components use these ports.
One of the most enabling aspects of personal computer is its ability to be modified, upgraded, or changed based on the requirements of the end user. With adapter cards, a personal computer can be customized to meet almost any need. In this video, you’ll learn about adapter card architectures, multimedia adapter cards, input/output adapter cards, and communications adapter cards.
The installation of troubleshooting of personal computer adapter cards is an exercise that requires an understanding of both hardware and software components. In this video, you’ll learn the steps to take when installing an adapter card and what Windows components are necessary to ensure that the device driver software works properly with the adapter card hardware.
Power is an important part of every computer system in the world, and every CompTIA A+ certified professional should be able to understand, specify, and troubleshoot power problems in any environment.
The personal computer has a large and diverse set of ports, connectors, and cables. The CompTIA A+ professional needs to recognize the most common ports and connectors and hot to use and support each port.
