motherboard
noun
moth·er·board
ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌbȯrd 
: the main circuit board especially of a microcomputer
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Versatility is the name of the game here, and the Xeneon Edge basically acts as another tiny monitor and attaches to your setup via HDMI or USB-C DP-Alt, or even directly to your computer’s motherboard.
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Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Connection type An internal hard drive is usually designed to connect to your motherboard rather than via USB like an external hard drive.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
The internal cable runs from the USB-C port on the Edge to a 10-pin USB internal header on your motherboard.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
McAfee and Kirsch recommend installing your motherboard maker's latest BIOS updates as they're released, to pick up new default settings as AMD and its partners change them.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Connection type An internal hard drive is usually designed to connect to your motherboard rather than via USB like an external hard drive.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
The internal cable runs from the USB-C port on the Edge to a 10-pin USB internal header on your motherboard.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
McAfee and Kirsch recommend installing your motherboard maker's latest BIOS updates as they're released, to pick up new default settings as AMD and its partners change them.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Motherboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motherboard. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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motherboard
noun
moth·er·board
ˈmət͟h-ər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: the main circuit board especially of a personal computer
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