Locating components

The following illustration will help you locate the various components in your computer.

1Power supply

5DIMM

2PCI slot

6Hard disk drive

3AGP slot

7CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive

4Support bar

8Diskette drive

Identifying parts on the system board

The system board (sometimes called the planar or motherboard) is the main circuit board in your computer. It provides basic computer functions and supports a variety of devices that are IBM-installed or that you can install later.

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IBM 8194, 8128, 8185, 8413, 8414, 8189, 8195, 8186, 8187, 8188, 8197 Locating components, Identifying parts on the system board