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by emreblora

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What is a motherboard socket?
Why is it important to know the socket number of a mother board???
Whats the used???
How can i identify or look for the socket of my pc(motherboard)??? how can i know its socket number???

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by hal 9000

But from the rest of your questions it sounds as if you are wanting to know about CPU Sockets.

These naturally hold the CPU and are different depending on the Brand Model of the CPU being used.

It's important to know which socket is on the M'Board so you can buy the correct CPU for that M'Board after all you wouldn't consider buying an Intel M'Board and attempting to fit an AMD CPU and expect it to work would you?

[i]How can i identify or look for the socket of my PC(motherboard)??? how can i know its socket number???[/i]

This is generally speaking printed on the actual socket under the Heat Sink so the easiest way to find out what type of CPU Socket you have is to read the Instruction Manual that comes with the Computer/M'Board then you will be able to work out what type of CPU/s it will accept.

But the same can apply to the RAM sockets or even something as simple as a PCI Socket or a PCI Express socket or one of the new PCI XPress sockets. They all do something different and all have their unique uses.

Col

by emreblora

Thank You very much, Now i understand!!!!
Thanks a lot.. Maybe you can help me a lot if you want to...
Its all about computers are you an expert???
Can you help me set up my built in remote desktop (Xp) ???
It will be a great help ...

by hal 9000

But I've had a lot of practise at building things when it comes to computers so I am willing to help you out As Much As Possible though because I'm in AU there may be a bit of a problem with different time zones and that type of thing but I'm willing to help you as much as you need.

Col

by emreblora

my friend has a computer, i observe that when he turns on his pc you will see at a very least of seconds say 3 seconds, walla there goes the windows log in pass word no more boot mode or memory test.... can i skip it without pressing any key based on what i saw

and one more thing

can u help me please We have a small office network here in our office with 10 computers my problem is it possible to share files and folders to those computers i only want to share a file say i want it to share with only 4 computers out of ten on the network

by hal 9000

So if you can turn off a lot of the time consuming activities in BIOS things like Auto Detecting HDD's you can speed up the Boot Process.

As for the Office Network there are quite a few variables and it really depends on how it is setup and what OS is in use. XP Home will have an upper limit of 5 concurrent connections at once while XP Pro will support 10 concurrent connections at once.

As far as sharing a file or folder goes you can set passwords on these in the Network Setup Process so you can restrict access to the files that way. Or after the Network is configured you can then share different folders and files using the same method. I'm taking it for granted that with only 10 machines involved you are running a Peer to Peer and not a Domain.

There are also some programs that will allow the sharing of a data file across a LAN but restrict access to the contents of that file by different users. Accounting programs are a good example of this where you can have one person entering in expense forms but unable to read any of the other data in that file like different staff wages.

The way that you restrict access to these files depend on the program being used and you always have to setup the sharing details at the master file and then allow the other workstations to run off your Master Data File/s.

It's also possible to allow some people to read but not alter files if that is important to you. You can also setup shares with different passwords that allow different levels of access to a file or folder as well.

The best place to look for help here is in the Help section of the OS that you are using as that will give you better directions for your system than some generic instructions about an unknown OS and setup.

If you would like to Peer Mail me directly with some more information I'll see what I can do to help you out of the public glare so to speak.

Col

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