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 May 24 2006, 10:02 AM
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Active Member  Group: Active Member Posts: 2 Joined: 19-May 06 Member No.: 2,479  |
Does anyone have a good way to remember the socket types? I'm getting ready to take the test in the next week or so and the sockets are the only thing holding me back.
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May 30 2006, 04:02 PM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 3 Joined: 29-May 06 Member No.: 2,594 |
QUOTE (cabba @ May 24 2006, 02:02 PM)  Does anyone have a good way to remember the socket types? I'm getting ready to take the test in the next week or so and the sockets are the only thing holding me back. I'm right here with u too. Those socket types are killing me. I made a chart and I'm memorizing info about 3 CPU/ Sockets per day. |
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 May 30 2006, 06:13 PM
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 Sr. Expert & Sr. Moderator  Group: Moderator Posts: 4,046 Joined: 17-December 05 From: Virginia Member No.: 630 |
QUOTE (Quentin @ May 30 2006, 08:02 PM) I'm right here with u too. Those socket types are killing me. I made a chart and I'm memorizing info about 3 CPU/ Sockets per day. You should post your chart to help out the other members. a little help goes a long way. spy 
-------------------- Do the best you can, and don't worry about the rest.
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May 30 2006, 09:49 PM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 3 Joined: 30-May 06 Member No.: 2,611 |
This is my best shot at some mnemonics.
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Jun 4 2006, 10:11 AM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 9 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2,660 |
What sockets and slots should i concentrate on when memerizing
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Jun 21 2006, 07:45 AM
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Sr. Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 17 Joined: 18-June 06 Member No.: 2,895 |
QUOTE (Greg @ May 31 2006, 12:49 AM) This is my best shot at some mnemonics. These are great, I leave in about a half hour to go take the test and I'm sure these will help! Taz |
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Jul 2 2006, 12:17 PM
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 Advanced Member Group: Active Member Posts: 45 Joined: 16-June 06 Member No.: 2,876 |
Wow, that is great. I've added them to my own CPU cram sheet, it helps a lot, I already remeber a few and that was after the first read
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Jul 13 2006, 10:55 AM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 2 Joined: 13-July 06 Member No.: 3,288 |
If you remember the first 3 are slots and the second 3 are sockets all you need to remember is this
1 23C 2 23X A AMD 3 3 6 X A AMD |
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Jul 15 2006, 04:37 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Active Member Posts: 45 Joined: 16-June 06 Member No.: 2,876 |
Socket 940: 0 for Opteron
just thought i'd add this as I just though of it |
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Jul 24 2006, 04:10 AM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 2 Joined: 24-July 06 Member No.: 3,473 |
QUOTE (Alexie @ Jul 15 2006, 01:37 PM) Socket 940: 0 for Opteron just thought i'd add this as I just though of it Hi there! New to the forum... by the way, great place!! Do you think there could actually be questions on Opteron? I read some posts around suggesting that to be able to pass the test you basically need to be 'a good tech', so don't think of it as being an engineer, ergo know the stuff but take it easy... isn't opteron used for high-end servers? hey is not opteron that scares me, you know wot i mean, it'is how far should I go in learning stuff? This post has been edited by cheekyMonkey: Jul 24 2006, 04:11 AM |
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Aug 1 2006, 09:26 AM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 3 Joined: 15-June 06 Member No.: 2,848 |
Hey everyone,
I just wanted to say this is a great website. I've been browsing in preperation for my core hardware exam (scheduled for Friday morning 8/4). I feel i'm ready to gofor the most part ,but I'm still having some problems with the CPU sockets. I've learned the little trick about slot1=123c...etc. but i still feel uneasy because the list doesn't cover all sockets. Can anyone out ther tell me if they saw any questions concerning older CPU sockets on their exams. Thanks, in advance. Mham209 |
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Aug 3 2006, 02:19 PM
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 Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 3,854 Joined: 23-June 05 From: California Member No.: 1 |
Here is a post from Wali. You can also Read Orignal Post
QUOTE (Wali @ Aug 3 2006, 02:03 PM) Socket 5 - Pentium 1, AMD K5
Socket 6 - Pentium 1 Socket 7 - Pentium 1, Pentium MMX, AMD K6 Super Socket 7 - AMD K6-II, AMD K6-III Socket 8 - Pentium Pro (first l2 cache) Socket 370 - Pentium 3, Celeron Socket 423 - Pentium 4 Socket 478 - Pentium 4, Celeron, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Socket 479 - Pentium M, Celeron M (M stands for Mobile) Socket 603, 604 - Xeon Socket A - Athlon, Duron, Athlon XP, Sempron Socket 939/940 - Opterons, Athlon 64s (although Athlon 64s probably won't be on the test) PAC418 - Itanium PAC611 - Itanium II SEC Slot 1 - Pentium 2, Pentium 3, Celeron Slot 2 - Pentium 2 Xeon, Pentium 3 Xeon Slot A - Athlon Those are the most important sockets and slots. After looking at it for a second you can see that all 1 digit sockets were P1s, all 3xx were P3s, and all 4xx were P4s. So instead of remembering "312,432,234,764", you can focus on just remember that P2s were the slot type, P3s were 3xx (300-399)(although they started as a slot type, although I doubt a reference to this will exist on the exam), P4s were 4xx, and P1s were 1 digit (5, 6 and 7). The only exception to the 3xx/4xx rule is the 80486, which was socket 486. But I doubt they'd throw that old old old old stuff in there. AMD makes it easy on us because they used 1 socket after they jumped off of Intels back. Before they did that, they used socket 5, 7, and super socket 7. Then they went on to slot A and socket A. AMD is covered in just 4 sockets and 1 slot. Now they could ask for Itanium and Opteron stuff. That's pretty easy since it's the new stuff (and if you're weird like me, you check all the new stuff out even though you can't afford it, so you already know the sockets). Anyway, socket 939/940 were the Opteron Sockets, and Itaniums are the only PAC anythings. Those are all the sockets/slots I believe could appear on your exam. At the very least they're the only ones you really need to know in this day and age. If you read all of this, maybe write it all down once, I think you'll probably have the sockets and slots memorised. -------------------- James
ProProfs.com: Educational FREEway By Professionals & Professors |
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Aug 27 2006, 06:17 PM
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 Advanced Member Group: Active Member Posts: 29 Joined: 8-July 06 Member No.: 3,195 |
NOTE: The only CPU specifications on the CompTIA objectives are
slot 1, slot 2, slot A, socket A, Socket 423 & 478, Socket 370, socket 7 hope that helps -------------------- CompTIA A+ Certified
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Aug 28 2006, 11:26 PM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 7 Joined: 28-August 06 Member No.: 4,133 |
QUOTE (cabba @ May 25 2006, 01:02 AM) Does anyone have a good way to remember the socket types? I'm getting ready to take the test in the next week or so and the sockets are the only thing holding me back. I will give you as soon as I get the way. good luck, Jdavid |
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Sep 7 2006, 12:35 PM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 2 Joined: 7-September 06 Member No.: 4,325 |
these are all really helpful..this is one thing I've had a hard time remembering...thanks!
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Sep 21 2006, 11:53 AM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 3 Joined: 21-September 06 Member No.: 4,593 |
Good tips!
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Sep 21 2006, 10:50 PM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 7 Joined: 19-September 06 From: Redmond, WA Member No.: 4,560 |
QUOTE (sujee27 @ Aug 27 2006, 06:17 PM) NOTE: The only CPU specifications on the CompTIA objectives are slot 1, slot 2, slot A, socket A, Socket 423 & 478, Socket 370, socket 7 hope that helps A combination of the work of James, Chad and Sujee. This is what I memorized: 1 - 123C ========== 2 - 2X3X ============= Slot A - AMD/Athlon ====== A - AMD/Athlon =============== 370 - 3&3 ===================== Socket 423 & 478 - 4&4 ================= socket 7 - Old (Pent, MMX, K6) ====== (Edit - formatting problems) This post has been edited by mortong: Sep 21 2006, 10:53 PM |
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Nov 9 2006, 05:08 PM
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Sr. Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 16 Joined: 6-November 06 Member No.: 5,715 |
THX alot
 VERY VERY HELPFUL 
-------------------- In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
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Nov 17 2006, 12:44 PM
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Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 2 Joined: 15-November 06 Member No.: 6,013 |
wow very helpful thx
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Nov 26 2006, 10:00 AM
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Sr. Active Member Group: Active Member Posts: 12 Joined: 26-November 06 Member No.: 6,308 |
QUOTE (sujee27 @ Aug 27 2006, 09:17 PM) NOTE: The only CPU specifications on the CompTIA objectives are slot 1, slot 2, slot A, socket A, Socket 423 & 478, Socket 370, socket 7 hope that helps So these are the only ones to bother memorizing?? I can handle that. Two weeks until test, just found this site. Love it!!! |
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