You examine a possibly failed motherboard to determine if the motherboard or a component connected to it has failed. Which of the following points of failure will you likely find on the motherboard? (Choose all that apply.)

a. CMOS battery
b. Optical drive
c. Capacitors
d. SATA cable
e. Power supply

A and C. The CMOS battery (maintains BIOS settings) and capacitors (used for the voltage regulator components for the CPU) are located on the motherboard.

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