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    The document describes the main components found on a computer motherboard: 1) The back panel contains connectors and ports for connecting external devices like display ports, audio ports, USB ports and Ethernet ports. 2) PCI and PCI Express slots are used for expansion cards like sound cards, network cards, and some graphics cards. 3) The Northbridge chipset allows the CPU to communicate with RAM and graphics cards. 4) Connectors like ATX power, front panel, SATA, RAM slots, and IDE are used to connect and provide power to internal components like the CPU, hard drives, and optical drives.

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    The document describes the main components found on a computer motherboard: 1) The back panel contains connectors and ports for connecting external devices like display ports, audio ports, USB ports and Ethernet ports. 2) PCI and PCI Express slots are used for expansion cards like sound cards, network cards, and some graphics cards. 3) The Northbridge chipset allows the CPU to communicate with RAM and graphics cards. 4) Connectors like ATX power, front panel, SATA, RAM slots, and IDE are used to connect and provide power to internal components like the CPU, hard drives, and optical drives.

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    The document describes the main components found on a computer motherboard: 1) The back panel contains connectors and ports for connecting external devices like display ports, audio ports, USB ports and Ethernet ports. 2) PCI and PCI Express slots are used for expansion cards like sound cards, network cards, and some graphics cards. 3) The Northbridge chipset allows the CPU to communicate with RAM and graphics cards. 4) Connectors like ATX power, front panel, SATA, RAM slots, and IDE are used to connect and provide power to internal components like the CPU, hard drives, and optical drives.

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    The document describes the main components found on a computer motherboard: 1) The back panel contains connectors and ports for connecting external devices like display ports, audio ports, USB ports and Ethernet ports. 2) PCI and PCI Express slots are used for expansion cards like sound cards, network cards, and some graphics cards. 3) The Northbridge chipset allows the CPU to communicate with RAM and graphics cards. 4) Connectors like ATX power, front panel, SATA, RAM slots, and IDE are used to connect and provide power to internal components like the CPU, hard drives, and optical drives.

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    MOTHERBOARD PARTS

    A. Back Panel Connectors & Ports Connectors and ports for connecting the computer
    to external devices such as display ports, audio ports, USB ports, Ethernet ports, PS/2
    ports etc. (See image below)

    B. PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot for older expansion cards such as

    sound cards, network cards, connector cards.


    (See image below)

    C. PCI Express x1 x4 x 8 x 16 Slots Slot for modern expansion cards such as sound

    cards, network cards (Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth), connector cards (USB, FireWire,
    eSATA) and certain low-end graphics cards.
    (See image below)

    D. Northbridge Also known as Memory Controller Hub (MCH). Chipset that allows the

    CPU to communicate with the RAM and graphics card. (See image below)
    E. CPU

    Socket
    The processor
    socket (also called
    a CPU socket) is
    the connector on
    the
    motherboard
    that
    houses

    a CPU and forms the electrical interface and contact with the CPU.

    F. ATX power connector is a 20- or 24-pin primary connector that specifically plugs and
    supplies power into

    an ATX-type

    computer

    motherboard.

    This

    in

    turn

    distributes power to internal components, such as the CPU, memory module, hard disk
    and graphics card.

    G. Front Panel Connectors Connects to the power switch, reset switch, power LED,

    hard drive LED and front audio ports of a computer case.

    H. IDE Connector Connects to older hard drive disks and optical drives for data transfer.

    I. CMOS Battery Supplies power to store BIOS settings and keep the real-time clock

    running.

    J. South Bridge is an IC(integrated circuit) on the motherboard responsible for

    the hard drive controller, I/O controller and integrated hardware. Integrated
    hardware can include the sound card and video card if on the
    motherboard, USB, PCI, ISA, IDE, BIOS, and Ethernet.

    K. SATA (Serial Advance Technology Attachment) Connectors Connects to modern

    hard disk drives, solid state drives and optical drives for data transfer.

    L. RAM slot is what allows computer memory (RAM) to be inserted into the computer.
    Depending on the motherboard, there may be 2 to 4 memory slots

    M. BIOS (

    basic
    input/output
    system) is the
    program a

    personal computer's microprocessor uses to get the computer system started after you
    turn it on. It also manages data flow between the computer's operating system and
    attached devices such as the hard disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse and printer.

    N. IDE, an acronym for Integrated Drive Electronics, is a standard type of connection

    for storage devices in a computer. Generally, IDE it refers to the types of cables
    and ports used to connect some hard drives and optical drives to each other and to
    the motherboard.

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