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
The following illustration shows the locations of parts on the system board.
1 | Fan connectors (2) | 8 | Promise of value (POV) daughter card |
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2 Memory DIMM connectors (2) | 9 | Diskette drive connector | |
3 SATA 1 IDE and SATA 2 IDE hard | 10 | Power button and front LED assembly | |
| disk drive connectors (2) |
| connector |
4 | PCI riser connector | 11 | Power supply connector |
5 | CMOS Battery | 12 | PATA Primary IDE connector (hard disk |
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| drive and |
6 | Clear CMOS/BIOS recovery | 13 | Power supply connector |
| jumper |
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7 | Internal speaker connector | 14 | Microprocessor |
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| 15 | CD audio connector |
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