Noun
mainboard (plural mainboards)
(computing) Synonym of motherboard
In October 2000, the Athlon "C" was introduced, raising the mainboard front side bus speed from 100 MHz to 133 MHz (266 MT/s ) and providing roughly 10% extra performance per clock over the "B" model Thunderbird. Source: Internet
The IBM PC and PC/XT use an Intel 8088 running in maximum mode, which allows the CPU to work with an optional 8087 coprocessor installed in the math coprocessor socket on the PC or PC/XT mainboard. Source: Internet
Some early MEGA 2 had a MEGA 4 mainboard with half of the mem chip places unpopulated and these MEGA 2 can be upgraded by adding the additional DRAM chips and some resistors for the control lines. Source: Internet
However, the latter chip was necessary in order to provide the FERR signal to the mainboard and appear to function as a normal floating point unit. Source: Internet
Mainboard designs had improved considerably by this time, and the initial trickle of Athlon mainboard makers had swollen to include every major manufacturer. Source: Internet
Similarly, the term mainboard is applied to devices with a single board and no additional expansions or capability, such as controlling boards in laser printers, televisions, washing machines and other embedded systems with limited expansion abilities. Source: Internet