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Week 5 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS-Gold

The document discusses the key components found on a computer motherboard, including connectors for ports, PCI slots for expansion cards, chipsets that allow communication between the CPU and other components, sockets for the CPU and RAM, and power connectors. It also explains fan headers to power cooling fans and the CMOS battery which stores BIOS settings and powers the real-time clock. The document provides information on motherboard components and their functions.

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Week 5 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS-Gold

The document discusses the key components found on a computer motherboard, including connectors for ports, PCI slots for expansion cards, chipsets that allow communication between the CPU and other components, sockets for the CPU and RAM, and power connectors. It also explains fan headers to power cooling fans and the CMOS battery which stores BIOS settings and powers the real-time clock. The document provides information on motherboard components and their functions.

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MOTHERBOARD

COMPONENTS

By:
MARIA B. N
Back Panel Connectors & Ports
Connectors and ports
for connecting the
computer to external
devices
• i.e. display ports,
audio ports, USB
ports, Ethernet ports,
etc.
• Peripheral PCI Slots
Component
Interconnect
• Used to
insert/install
expansion/add-on
cards
Northbridge
Chipset
• Chipset that
allows the CPU
to
communicate
with the RAM
and graphics
card
Southbridge
Chipset
• Chipset that allows
the CPU to
communicate with
PCI slots, SATA
connectors (hard
drives), USB ports,
Ethernet ports and
on-board audio.
• Used to CPU Socket
hold the
processor
or CPU
ATX 12 V Power Connector
• Connects to the
4-pin power
cable of a
power supply
unit which
supplies power
to the CPU
IDE Connector
• Connects to older hard drive disks
and optical drives for data transfer

SATA Connector
 Connects to modern hard disk drives and optical drives
 this connector is use to connect the IDE cable of the
HDD(Hard Disk Drive) or CD/DVD ROM to the Mother
Board IDE
Fan Headers
• Supplies
power to the
CPU heat
sink fan and
computer
case fans
RAM Slots

• Allows the
computer
memory to be
inserted into the
computer.
ATX Power Connector
• Connects to the
24-pin ATX
power cable of
a power supply
unit which
supplies power
to the
motherboard.
CMOS Battery
• Complementary Metal-Oxide
Semiconductor. CMOS is an on-
board, battery powered
semiconductor chip inside
computers that stores information.
• Supplies power to store BIOS
settings and keep the real-time
clock running. CMOS battery
found on most motherboard is the
CR2032 lithium coin cell.
Activity 1

• Name at least 5 motherboard components


and and give its function.
Identify what is asked.
1. Used to insert/install expansion/add-on cards
2. Connects to the 24-pin ATX power cable of a power supply
unit which supplies power to the motherboard.
3. Supplies power to store BIOS settings and keep the real-
time clock running.
4. It allows the computer memory to be inserted into the
computer
5. Connects to the 4-pin power cable of a power supply unit
which supplies power to the CPU
7.

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