Motherboard Study
PCI Slots : - These are 32 bit white slots. It is used to attach Sound card, Display card, TV tuner card to the computer.
AGP Slot
AGP Slot : -These slots are used to attach a graphic card to the computer system. It is used for high resolution graphics work and 3D gaming.
CMOS Battery
CMOS Battery: -it is used to give power supply to CMOS ic. if this battery is low then setting in CMOS such as date, time will be disturbed.
CPU Socket :
Here CPU/Microprocessor will be installed.
Front USB :
It is used to connect front USB.
Heat Sink :
It is used to keep hot component cool.
Serial Port :
It is also known as serial port. It is used to connect serial mouse or serial modem. It is 9 pin male connector.
USB port :It is known as Universal Serial Bus. It is used to connect USB printer, Pen Drive, Memory Card Reader etc. It is also used to connect USB keyboard and USB mouse.
RJ -45 LAN port :
It is used to connect computer to the network such as internet or local netowork.
Audio Out
It is of green colour. It is used to connect speakers.
Mic In
It is of pink colour. It is used to connect MIC.
Line In
It is of blue color. It is used for Line In from another devices.
PS2 Mouse :
It is used to connect PS2 mouse.
PS2 Keyboard :
It is used to connect PS2 Keyboard.
VGA Port:
It is 15 pin female connector. It is used to connect monitor to the computer system.
RAM slot:
It is used to attach RAM to the comuter system.
IDE port :
It is 40 pin IDE port. It is used to connect IDE Hard disk and IDE writer to the computer system.
SATA ports :
These are used to connect SATA HDD and SATA writer to the computer system.
Motherboard Power Supply Connector
It is 20/24 pin SMPS power connector. It is used to give power supply to ther motherboard from the SMPS.
LPT Port
It is 25 pin female port. It is also known as Line Print Terminal. It is used to connect parallel printer to the computer system.
Power Cable
It is used to give power supply to the SMPS from the power outlet.
FDD Cable
It is 34 pin floppy disk drive cable. It is used to connect floppy drive to the computer system.
IDE Cable:
It has 40 pin female connecotors. It is used to connect IDE Hard Disk and IDE writer to the computer system.
SATA Cable :
It is 7 pin SATA cable. It is used to connect SATA devices to the computer system such as Hard Disk, DVD Writers etc.
Back Panel Plate
Is is attach at the back side of the cabinet.
IDE Harddisk
Backside of the hard disk is shown in the picture. It has 40 pin IDE interface, Jumpers and power connector.
SATA DVD Writer
Backside of the SATA DVD writer is shown in the picture.
Display Card
Sound Card
Lan Card
RAM
DVD Writer Back
Power Supply SMPS
In computers, special kind of power supplies are used that is SMPS (Swith Mode Power Supply).
It provides power supply to all the computer components such as motherboard, HDD, FDD, DVD Writer etc.
It has different types of power connectors.
4 pin IDE HDD/ IDE Writer power connector.
SATA Power Connector,
20/24 pin Motherboard Power Supply Connector.
There are two types of SMPS.
Now a days it is not used. It has two 6 pin power connectors.
While connecting these type of connector to the motherboard, black wire of both of the connectors must be facing with each other.
It provides power supply to all the computer components such as motherboard, HDD, FDD, DVD Writer etc.
It has different types of power connectors.
4 pin IDE HDD/ IDE Writer power connector.SATA Power Connector,20/24 pin Motherboard Power Supply Connector.There are two types of SMPS.
1. AT Power Supply
2. ATX Power Supply
1. AT Power Supply : - 1. AT Power Supply : It is old type power supply. Now a days it is not used. It has two 6 pin power connectors.
While connecting these type of connector to the motherboard, black wire of both of the connectors must be facing with each other.
2. ATX Power Supply:- 2. ATX power supply : A 20/24 pin connectors are used in such kind of power supplies.
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Computer Assembling
If you want to assemble a PC then at very first decide a configuration for that and according to that collect all necessary parts.
