How to Use motherboard in a Sentence

motherboard

noun
  • There's a tiny motherboard just above the goggles that packs a lot of power.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2016
  • The side fan mount sits about 50mm behind the motherboard tray.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • At that point, builders are left with gaps above and below the motherboard tray for cable runs.
    — PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The amp’s covers open up to show wiring, tubes, the speaker and motherboard.
    — David Hochman, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Just make sure to upgrade your motherboard’s firmware to support it.
    — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The first is vapour cooling, with a large surface area next to the motherboard to wick the heat away.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • This slim module and its contacts are pressed against a bar that sits between it and the motherboard.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The researchers were able to extract about half a gram of gold from old motherboards using their process.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But, the memory is soldered to the motherboard, and there is no slot for an extra stick.
    — Brittany Vincent, BGR, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Some thin and light laptops may have one or both soldered firmly onto the motherboard, which is no good.
    — Whitson Gordon, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2020
  • This is a tiny 5x6mm chip that attaches right onto the motherboard.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2017
  • As a first step, peek inside your computer case and check for a spare expansion slot on the motherboard.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The assembly mistake can lead to short circuits on the motherboard.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Pull the battery tab on the right of the motherboard cover to disconnect the battery.
    — Saira Mueller, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Notice the pattern of square holes on the structural section that surrounds the motherboard tray.
    — PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
  • Today, in some parts of the world, little hands are touching wires for a computer’s motherboard.
    — Lynne Tillman, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The Surface Duo has what looks to be a single-sided motherboard.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Some laptops are open, revealing their green motherboards.
    — Gabriel J. Sánchez, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Consult your motherboard’s instructions, line up the screw holes in the case with the ones on your motherboard, and get to work.
    — Brad Bourque, Wired News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The only other large chip on the motherboard was a FireWire controller.
    — Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2023
  • These pins will instead be relocated to the socket on the motherboard.
    — Michael Sexton, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Plus, the three-position radiator mount to the right of the motherboard is bare in our test config.
    — PCMAG, 21 Apr. 2024
  • This bar, or interposer, is laced on both sides with pins that interface with a stripe of contacts on the motherboard.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 20 Apr. 2023
  • In its skull is a squarish motherboard, roughly the size of a slice of bread and studded with white capacitors that look like teeth.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Edition 20 motherboards, and is available to download right now.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
  • The labyrinth of stalls, once a high-energy hub for gaming graphic cards and motherboards, is now engulfed in an eerie quiet.
    — Debby Wu, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The labyrinth of stalls, once a high-energy hub for gaming graphic cards and motherboards, is now engulfed in an eerie quiet.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • And one component, which connects the screen to the motherboard was in remarkably short supply.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That, in turn, moves the angled fan mount far enough to the right to give onlookers a straight view from the case’s front window to the front edge of the motherboard.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The stack of removable drive cages limits motherboard and graphics-card depth to 298mm.
    — PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025

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