The motherboard is like the brains of the computer. Although, you could argue that the processor is the brain. The hard drive is just where stuff is stored. Everything (hard drive, processor, etc.) is connected to the motherboard. Maybe the motherboard is more like the backbone? -- The HarmyBoard HarmDrive

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Date Posted: 05:05:57 12/18/08 Thu
Author: JAG Junkie (Ronda)--I know what it all is, it's hard to explain.
Subject: The motherboard is like the brains of the computer. Although, you could argue that the processor is the brain. The hard drive is just where stuff is stored. Everything (hard drive, processor, etc.) is connected to the motherboard. Maybe the motherboard is more like the backbone?
In reply to: Linda R 's message, "merry christmas to all you harmy board computer pros. Add a God Bless for good measure. Would someone give me a simple defination of motherboard and hard drive.? Difference? Friend said she fried her motherboard. Been Googling trying to understand difference between the two. 2 1/2 years and still trying to learn simple things. Thanks guys." on 11:01:36 12/17/08 Wed

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[> Motherboard is where things get plugged in for the computer to work (sound, video, processor, modem,etc.) -- rmhlrkr - the hard drive is where you store all your fanfiction along with programs and data, 12:17:16 12/30/08 Tue [1]

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