Motherboard
Motherboard
Motherboard
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What Is Motherboard ?
The large circuit board found inside the computer.
1) It is the main circuit board of a computer.
2) It controls all the physical devices and components that are
connected directly or indirectly.
3) CPU, RAM, Hard-disk, DVD RW, CPU FAN, Expansion cards are
connected to it.
4) Motherboard comes in different form-factors. Type’s, Size,
AT Motherboard ATX Motherboard
Components on the Motherboard
1. Processor Slot/socket
2. Memory Slots
3. Expansion Slots
4. I/O Ports
5. Chipsets
6. IDE or PATA/SATA Connector
7. CMOS Battery
8. Power Supply Connector
9. Heat Sink
10. Front Panel Connector
Back Panel Connectors
1. PS/2 (Personal System v2) It is 6 pins female port/Connector. Used to
connect keyboard / mouse.
2. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Used to connect various USB enabled devices.
(Keyboard, mouse, pen drive, external Hard disk, etc…)
4. Serial port (Com Port) It is 9 pins male connector Used to connect cisco
router or switches etc…
2. South Bridge: -it controls low speed devices like I/O ports, slots
etc… -it is placed nearer to the slots. -it is also called as IOCH (Input
Output Controller Hub)
IDE / PATA and SATA Connector
IDE (integrated drive electronics)/PATA(Parallel advance technology
attachment)
IDE/EIDE cables are used to connect the devices the connector
It is 40 pin’s connector used to attached or connect hard disk, dvd
r/w.
Chipset Manufacturer
1. Intel
2. MSI
3. Via
BIOS
During the boot up it performs POST (Power On self-Test)
Recognizes the hardware devices
Locates and loads the operating system
It helps the operating system to access the hardware devices.
BIOS
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