Course Overview

This course offers an in-depth exploration of motherboard repair, covering essential concepts such as diagnosing faults, identifying defective components, and troubleshooting common hardware issues. Students will learn about the various electronic components used in motherboards, power distribution, chipset functions, and input/output connections. The course provides a strong foundation in both theoretical principles and practical applications, ensuring that learners understand the working mechanisms of desktop and laptop motherboards.

Through hands-on training, participants will develop skills in soldering, voltage testing, and component replacement, enabling them to repair and maintain motherboards effectively. The curriculum also includes assembling and configuring a PC, diagnosing connectivity issues, and troubleshooting power failures. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the expertise to perform motherboard repairs professionally, whether for personal projects or in a technical support role.

Course Scope

• Repairing and troubleshooting motherboard issues
• Understanding electronic components and circuit analysis
• Diagnosing voltage and power-related problems
• Learning different chipsets, CPU architecture, and memory types

Course Objectives

• Equip learners with knowledge of motherboard components and functions
• Teach fault detection and troubleshooting techniques
• Develop skills to repair power, display, and connectivity issues
• Enable students to work in the IT repair industry or start their own motherboard repair business

Course Content

1. Basic Electronics

• Introduction to electronic principles
• Ohm’s Law, resistance, capacitance, and inductance
• Soldering and desoldering techniques

2. Components Used in Motherboard

• Resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors
• ICs, MOSFETs, VRMs, and voltage regulators
• Crystal oscillators and their function

3. Concept of Voltage

• Understanding DC and AC voltage
• Power supply distribution on the motherboard
• Identifying voltage-related failures

4. SMPS Power Connector, Front Panel Connector, and LEDs

• Role of SMPS in motherboard power management
• Identifying and troubleshooting SMPS power issues
• Connecting front panel power switch, reset button, and LED indicators

5. Different Chips on the Motherboard

• Northbridge and Southbridge architecture
• Role of chipset manufacturers (Intel, AMD)
• BIOS and firmware chips

6. CPU Types and Working

• Different CPU architectures and sockets
• How CPU communicates with the motherboard
• Troubleshooting CPU-related faults

7. GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub) Function & Working

• Role of GMCH in processing graphics and memory
• Diagnosing GMCH failures

8. Memory Types

• RAM types (DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, DDR5)
• How memory interacts with the motherboard
• Troubleshooting RAM issues

9. VGA Type & Function Working

• Integrated vs. dedicated graphics cards
• VGA signal transmission and troubleshooting display problems

10. ICH (I/O Controller Hub) Function & Working

• Role of ICH in motherboard communication
• Managing input/output operations

11. AC97, LAN, USB, PCI, SATA, PATA Interfaces

• Understanding different connectivity interfaces
• Diagnosing port and connectivity failures

12. Keyboard & Mouse Function Working

• How keyboard and mouse communicate with the motherboard
• Troubleshooting non-responsive input devices

13. Assembling of PC

• Installing CPU, RAM, and other components
• Connecting power and data cables correctly