You’ve just installed a mini-PCI 802.11g wireless adapter into a laptop, but you are having difficulty maintaining a constant network connection. Upon checking the signal strength, you find that the signal is barely registering even when the laptop is next to the access point. What is the most likely cause of this issue?
Laptops provide very limited access to the internal expansion bus on the motherboard, so the industry has created specialized expansion bus interfaces that can be accessed from the outside. Which of these interface descriptions would NOT be found on the outside of a portable device?
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Which of these memory form factors would be used in a laptop or portable device?
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Which laptop expansion card type connects to both the PCI and USB bus and comes in both 34 millimeter and 54 millimeter sizes?
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You have a laptop that appears to charge properly when connected to AC power. The battery charger indicator light shows that it is charging for hours before changing to green “full charge” indicator light. However, once the laptop is removed from AC power the system stays running for only a few minutes before powering down while in use. What is the most likely reason for this issue?
The size limitations of laptops require that they have specialized expansion options that can extend the capabilities of the computer. Which one of these expansion bus types aren’t usually associated with laptop or portable computers?
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Your laptop includes some power-down options, including one that can halt the operation of your computer but keep the CPU and memory powered. What power-down mode is this?
After a few months of use, you notice that the cooling fan in your laptop is running constantly, even when the laptop is idle. You know that the laptop fan should only run when the laptop is hot, so you’d like to troubleshoot by examining the temperature inside of the laptop. What’s the best way to determine the temperature of the laptop and its components?
One of your customers has called with a problem related to the laptop’s LCD display. Although the laptop’s display had been working normally yesterday, when starting the laptop this morning the LCD display remained blank. What’s the best option for troubleshooting the LCD display?
A client has brought you laptop that was purchased 14 months ago. Although the laptop worked normally for most of that time, the fan inside of the laptop has recently started running constantly at a very high speed. The fan works normally during the first few minutes after powering on, but it runs at full speed until the system is powered down. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
