ASRock Q2900M Motherboard
CPU and Voltage Regulator
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In Figure 6, you can see the voltage regulator of the ASRock Q2900M, which uses only two phases. Since the TDP of the CPU is only 10 W and there are no overclocking options, the voltage regulator circuit is not really critical on this motherboard.
Figure 6: voltage regulator circuit
Figure 7 shows the Pentium J2900 chip without its passive cooler.
Figure 7: CPU
The ASRock Q2900M uses only solid capacitors, and all coils on this motherboard are ferrite ones.
If you want to learn more about the voltage regulator circuit, please read our tutorial on the subject.