General Knowledge On Computer Hardware & Networking System
General Knowledge On Computer Hardware & Networking System
Computer Hardware
&
Networking System
FLOW DIAGRAM OF PC
COMPUTER IS AN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING UNIT
USED FOR CALCULATION AND ENTERTAINMENT
THE COMPUTER IS DIVIDED IN TO 3 PART
INPUT
PROCESS
OUTPUT
Key Board
Mother Board
Printer
Mouse
CPU
Plotter
Joy Stick
RAM / ROM
Monitor
Scanner
Hard Disk/FDD
I/O Cards
MOTHER BOARDS
The motherboard is the main circuit board of your computer.
It is also known as the mainboard or logic board.
In the motherboard, you'll find the CPU, ROM, memory RAM expansion
slots, PCI slots, and USB ports.
It also includes controllers for devices like the hard drive, DVD drive,
keyboard, and mouse.
Each motherboard has a collection of chips and controllers known as the
chipset.
Basically, the motherboard is what makes everything in your computer
work together.
PROCESSOR IDENTIFICATION
CPU
CLOCK SPEED
MODEL
8085
1.5MHz 4.7MHz
XT
286
4.7MHz 33MHz
AT
386
33MHz 66MHz
AT
486
66MHz 120MHz
AT
PI
120MHz 233MHz
AT
PII
233MHz 450MHz
AT
PIII
450MHz 1.1GHz
AT
PIV
1.1GHz 4.7GHz
ATX
MEMORY UNIT
Computer
ROM
Secondary
Memories
Hard Drive/Disk
IDENTIFICATION OF RAM
SIMM
IT SUPPORTS UPTO 286 & 386 MOTHER BOARDS
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 1MB, 2MB, 4MB
DIMM
IT SUPPORTS UPTO 486 & P-1 MOTHER BOARDS
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB
SD RAM
IT SUPPORTS UPTO P-1, P-2 & P-3 MOTHER BOARDS
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB
DDR 1, DDR 2, DDR 3
IT SUPPORTS UPTO P-4 MOTHER BOARDS
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 4GB, 8GB
IDENTIFICATION OF HDD
IED
40 PIN D TYPE MALE CONNECTOR
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 10GB, 20GB, 40GB, 80GB, 160GB
MAXIMUM PARTITION C DRIVE TO Z DRIVE
SATA
8 PIN D TYPE MALE CONNECTOR
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 40GB, 80GB, 160GB, 260GB, 320GB, 500GB,
1TB, 2TB
MAXIMUM PARTITION C DRIVE TO Z DRIVE
SCSI
80 PIN D TYPE MALE CONNECTOR
MAXIMUM CAPACITY 40GB, 80GB, 160GB, 260GB, 320GB, 500GB,
1TB, 2TB ..
MAXIMUM PARTITION UNLIMITED AND MAINLY USED FOR SERVER
IDENTIFICATION OF I/O
SLOT
ISA SLOTS
16 BIT SLOT
COLOUR IS BLACK
IT USE DIFFERENT I/O CARDS
EXAMPLE SOUND CARD, DISPLAY CARD, IED CARD etc.
PCI SLOTS
32 BIT, 64 BIT SLOT
COLOR IS WHITE
IT USE DIFFERENT I/O CARDS
EXAMPLE SOUND CARD, DISPLAY CARD, IED CARD etc.
AGP SLOTS
ACCELERATED GRAPHIC PORT USED FOR HIGH GRAPHICS
64 BIT SLOT
COLOUR IS BROWN
IT USE ONLY GRAPHICS I/O CARDS
IDENTIFICATION OF I/O
CARD
SOUND CARD
IT IS 16BIT, 32BIT CARD
IT HOUSES MIC IN, SOUND IN, SOUND OUT & JOY STICK FOR VIDEO
GAMES
DISPLAY CARD
IT IS 16BIT, 32BIT, 64BIT CARD
IT IS 15 PIN D-TYPE FEMALE CONNECTORN USED FOR GRAPHICS
LAN CARD
IT IS 16BIT, 32BIT CARD
IT IS A RJ-45 CONNECTOR
IT IS USED FOR LOCAL AREA NETWORKING
IDENTIFICATION OF I/O
CARD
USB CARD
IT IS 133BIT, 233BIT,266BIT CARD
ONE USB SLOT WILL SUPPORT 136 DIFFERENT DEVISES LIKE
USB HARD DISK
USB PEN DRIVE
USB PRINTER
USB SCANNER
USB KEY BOARD/MOUSE
USB CAMERA etc..
IDENTIFICATION OF SMPS
AT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
IT IS USED UPTO P-3 COMPUTERS
12 PIN CONNECTOR
RED COLOUR IS +5 VOLT (USED FOR MOTHER BOARD IC)
YELLOW COLOUR IS +12 VOLT (USED FOR MOTORS LIKE HARD
DISK, CPU FAN)
ORANGE COLOR IS +5 VOLT (USED FOR ONLY CPU)
IT IS MANUAL SHUT DOWN
IDENTIFICATION OF SMPS
ATX ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED
IT IS USED UPTO P-4 COMPUTERS
20 PIN CONNECTOR
RED COLOUR IS +5 VOLT (USED FOR MOTHER BOARD IC)
YELLOW COLOUR IS +12 VOLT (USED FOR MOTORS LIKE HARD
DISK, CPU FAN)
ORANGE COLOR IS +5 VOLT (USED FOR ONLY CPU)
IT IS AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN
TROUBLESHOOT OF
HARDWARE
THE COMPUTER IS NOT POWER ON
1. CHECK THE POWER CABLE
2. CHECK THE ON OFF SWITCH
3. SMPS MAY BE FAULTY
NO DISPLAY BUT COMPUTER IS ON
1. CHECK THE NUM LOCK KEY
1) IF WORKING COMPUTER IS OK CHECK MONITOR POWER
CABLE AND MONITOR DISPLAY CABLE
2) IF NOT WORKING
1) RAM MAY BE DUSTY OR FAULTY
2) MOTHER BOARD BATTERY MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT
3) MOTHER BOARD MAY BE FAULTY
4) CPU MAY BE FAULTY
TROUBLESHOOT OF
HARDWARE
DISK BOOT FAILURE
1. HARD DISK CABLE MAY BE LOOSE OR FAULTY
2. POWER CONNECTOR MAY BE LOOSE
3. HARD DISK MAY BE CRASHED
FDD FAILURE
1. IF SHOWING MESSAGE FLOPY DRIVE FAILURE MESSAGE 40
THEN FLOPY DRIVE CABLE OR POWER CONNECTOR LOOSE
CONNECTION
2. IF SHOWING MESSAGE FLOPY DRIVE FAILURE MESSAGE 80
THEN MOTHERBOARD PORT PROBLEM
TROUBLESHOOT OF
HARDWARE
SYSTEM SLOW / HANG
1. CHECK THE SPACE AVAILABLE IN C-DRIVE. IF LESS SPACE
AVAILABLE THEN MOVE THE DATA FILES TO OTHER DRIVE
2. MULTI TASKING A LOTS OF PROGRAMS/FILES OPENED
3. CHEK THE TEMPORARY FILES IF MORE DELETE IT.
4. CHEK THE FILES IN DESKTOP IF MORE FILES OR BIG SIZE FILE
AVAILABLE THE SHIFT IT TO OTHE DRIVE.
5. HARD DISK MAY BE BAD SECTOR
6. RAM / CPU CAPACITY MAY BE LOW
7. CPU FAN MAY NOT RUNNING PROPERLY
8. VIRUS PROBLEM
9. TOO MANY UNWANTED SOFTWARE
TROUBLESHOOT OF
HARDWARE
BEEP SOUND
1. SINGLE BEEP BUT NO DISPLAY COMPUTER IS OK MONITOR IS
FAULTY OR MONITOR DATA CABLE IS LOOSE
2. CONTINEOUS SHORT BEEP RAM DAUSTY OR FAULTY
3. ONE LONG BEEP AND TWO SHORT BEEP DISPLAY CARD
PROBLEM.
4. CONTENEOUS LONG BEEP PROCESSOR FAULTY.
Before
After
Increment
Personal Computer
280
320
40
Laptop
14
26
12
LaserJet Printer
52
95
43
Internet Facilities
105
160
55
E-Mail @ jkpm
180
237
57
ERP User
230
307
77
120
205
85
WAN
Connecting all branches
ERP System, Video Conference, Audio Conference, Data Transfer,
E-Mail Facility and Internet Browsing in all the Branches is possible
through Reliance and TULIP Connection.
Router
Firewall
ERP Servers
HO
IDS
Voice Over IP
Call Manager
Router
10 Mbps
Tulip Network
IP Phone
2M
bp
s
VC
Router
Reliance
s
2 Mbp
ATA
Network
Router
Router
Router
VC
VC
JKPM
East zone
VC
CPM
West
zone
South
zone