The F7TFM - G936P motherboard is a notebook mainboard used by Dell for its Studio 15 1558 laptop. The Studio 15 1558 is a laptop designed by Dell for multi-core processing, portability, and extended battery life. This board is usually available as a system pull. That means the part has been removed from as a replacement for a computer rather than sold OEM. That makes these motherboards an excellent option for those seeking to upgrade or repair existing Dell Studio 15 1558 laptops. They can also be used for those intending to build another laptop from the ground up.This motherboard is based on the Intel H55M chipset and is configured for mobile multi-core processors. This includes the Intel Core i3-350M at 2.26 GHz and i5-430M at 2.26 GHz. Any CPU designed for the H55M chipset, Socket G1, the rPGA 989 socket, and a laptop form factor should work. The board form factor is Mini-ITX. The part weighs just 13 ounces and measures 3 by 15 by 10 inches. Cooling for the CPU is provided by a heatsink and fan that mount to the motherboard.Dell Studio 1558 laptops are configured for both discreet and integrated graphics. Most supported processors will have an iGPU. The motherboard itself offers VGA and HDMI video connection options. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 is compatible with the Dell Studio notebook. You can opt for that or replace it with almost any mobile graphics card, as the compatibility with this model is high. An onboard audio chip is also featured. This chip delivers high-definition stereo sound and can power integrated speakers as well as headphone and microphone jacks.System memory for your laptop is provided via two 240-pin SO-DIMM slots. This motherboard was initially configured with 2 x 2GB RAM. However, you can have up to 4GB in each slot for a total of 8GB. You can also mix capacities, such as 2 x 4GB. The supported memory is DDR3 SDRAM. It must be unbuffered and non-ECC and operate at 1.35 volts. By default, it operates at 1333 MHz, but you can opt for 1600 MHz and beyond.Add a hard drive or two to your laptop via a Serial ATA-150 interface. SATA I provides throughput up to 150 MB/s. A Dell Studio 1558 laptop comes with a 7200 rpm HDD and a DVD-RW drive. You can configure your laptop motherboard with any size or speed drive and any type of optical drive. You can also omit the optical altogether and have two drives if internal space allows. Note that this SATA connection supports solid-state drives as well as mechanical hard drives.This model features two USB 2.0 ports. It has an additional port that can serve as another USB 2.0 or as an e-SATA connection. The motherboard also has an integrated card reader than can read from and write to SD cards and the like. Other connectivity options include a 4-pin FireWire connection and an RJ45 jack that provides access to 10/100/1000 Ethernet.