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If any component on your laptop's motherboard goes, it can be necessary to replace the whole motherboard. When you need to restore, upgrade, or repair your Dell notebook computer, the Dell G8RW1, Socket 988, Intel Motherboard can be a quality solution for this essential component replacement. The manufacturer makes the G8RW1 motherboard for the Dell Inspiron laptop series. Dell uses it to build the Inspiron 15R N5110 laptop in particular. These are midsized laptops designed for portability and long battery life without sacrificing performance. This piece of equipment can be a strong option as a replacement or to upgrade a 15R N5110.This laptop control board is configured for the Mini-ITX form factor, which can be ideal for a notebook. It has nine mounting holes that are aligned perfectly for the N5110 laptop case. It’s based on the Mobile HM67 Express chipset and designed for mobile processors, such as the Intel Core i3 and i5 M. Whatever your CPU choice, it can have access to both or all four cores, an L3 cache, and any special features, such as Turbo Boost. Turbo Boost can accelerate the CPU speed when the demand is there.You can give your laptop the memory it needs via two 204-pin SO-DIMM slots. The Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop has 4GB in a 2x2 configuration. Each module supports up to 4GB, which means you can have 8GB of total RAM. You can also mix capacities, such as 2x4GB. The memory supported is DDR3 SDRAM that is unbuffered, non ECC, and operates at 1.35 volts. The default memory for the Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop runs at 1333 MHz, but you can upgrade to 1600 and higher.The G8RW1 Dell Inspiron mainboard has an integrated SATA ATA-300 interface. The SATA II interface can achieve a maximum throughput of 3GB/s. The Inspiron N5110 often comes with one optical drive and one hard drive. You can connect an HDD or SSD to this motherboard and skip the optical drive altogether. You can even install multiple hard drives if you have the internal space available.The N5110 is specifically designed for Intel HD Graphics, and your motherboard can take full advantage of this integrated adapter. There are even built in HDMI and VGA connections to output video to another screen. In a custom build, connection to a discreet graphics card is possible. Dedicated audio isn’t required either since these motherboards have an onboard audio processor. This can deliver high definition stereo sound to speakers and headphones and supports a mic jack as well.You can network your laptop to Ethernet and Fast Ethernet by connecting a cable to the provided RJ45 jack. For a wireless connection to your hotspots or your home or office LAN, you can use an integrated adapter that supports IEEE 802.11b/g/n. This Dell Inspiron laptop motherboard also comes with Bluetooth 3.0 HS. That lets you connect your Dell computer to a wide range of Bluetooth enabled devices. Finally, the motherboard has two USB 2.0 ports for connection to many other devices, and one of those ports serves as an eSATA connection as well.