Identifyingpartsonthemotherboard
Themotherboard(sometimescalledtheplanarorsystemboard)isthemaincircuitboardinyourcomputer.
Itprovidesbasiccomputingfunctionsandsupportsavarietyofdevicesthatarefactory-installedorthat
youcaninstalllater.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofconnectorsandcomponentsonthe
frontofthemotherboard.
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1.Thermalsensorheader13.TV-Tunercardconnector
2.CPUandsocket14.RearI/Omoduleconnector
3.Memoryconnector
15.DC-inconnector
4.USBconnectors16.B-Casecardconnector
5.Headphoneconnector
17.Converterboardconnector
6.Microphoneconnector
18.HarddiskdriveSATAconnector
7.Memorycardconnector19.Harddiskdrivepowerconnector
8.Speakerconnector20.OpticaldriveSATAconnector
9.Powerswitchboardconnector
21.Opticaldriverpowerconnector
10.Wi-Ficardconnector
22.LVDSconnector
11.Frontcontrolboardconnector
23.Cameraconnector
12.Battery
24.Systemfanconnector
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