Motherboard ID - Revision history

Kevin.Williams at 23:32, 5 July 2014

2014-07-05T23:32:37Z

2014-04-16T22:47:16Z

2010-09-28T22:33:39Z

Socket-type Processor

2010-06-26T14:49:12Z

2010-06-23T22:02:46Z

Added PS2/AT discussion to the On-Board Cluster paragraph, editing needed. Additional info needed on system and power supply to be added somewhere.

2010-06-23T21:53:08Z

2010-06-23T21:51:35Z

2010-03-13T00:55:06Z

Capacitors and BLOWN CAPS

2010-03-13T00:43:11Z

On-board Cluster

2010-01-27T21:55:03Z

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	'''MOTHERBOARD CONNECTIONS'''		'''MOTHERBOARD CONNECTIONS'''

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 The Central Processing Unit '''socket''' lies flat on the motherboard and the gold pins on the CPU fit down into its holes, with its heat sink and fan on top.  ZIF stands for Zero Insertion Force, the amount of force that is
-acceptable when sliding the pins back into their holes.  Newer sockets are
+acceptable when sliding the pins back into their holes.
 See examples on the Board.  Look in the Lesson Box for the motherboard that is multiple-processor capable.

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 Some of the connectors which may be found in the on-board cluster are:
-*     Keyboard and mouse connectors
+*     Keyboard and mouse connectors  (see note below about keyboard connector types)
 *     Printer port
 *     Sound ports

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 Some of the connectors which may be found in the on-board cluster are:
 *     Keyboard and mouse connectors
 *     Printer port
 *     Sound ports
 *     Ethernet (RJ45)
 *     USB ports
 There may be other ports in the on-board cluster that are not listed here. The purpose of the on-board cluster is to provide ports for commonly used devices. If the on-board cluster is complete enough, a user may need few, or no, expansion cards.

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	Some of the connectors which may be found in the on-board cluster are:		Some of the connectors which may be found in the on-board cluster are:
	* Keyboard and mouse connectors		* Keyboard and mouse connectors
		+	PS2 connectors are the current type, they are often colored purple and aqua.

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 There may be other ports in the on-board cluster that are not listed here. The purpose of the on-board cluster is to provide ports for commonly used devices. If the on-board cluster is complete enough, a user may need few, or no, expansion cards.
-==Capacitors and BLOWN CAPS==
+==Blown Capacitors==
-'''The capacitors or caps''' on the motherboard are able to store small amounts of electrical charge within for use at times when there is a sudden power fluctuation on the board from one of the devices.  If they become overloaded, they puff up on top and so can be identified as blown.  The motherboard may continue to function for awhile with a blown cap but it will soon break down, so Free Geek will not build a system if there is a blown cap present, whether the system will post or not.
+A healthy '''capacitor''':
 ==Processor connector==

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 ==On-board Cluster==
-*     Keyboard connector
+The on-board cluster is a group of ports attached to the motherboard. They can be found on the edge of the motherboard that would face out of the back of the computer if the motherboard were in a case.
-*        AT - large 5-pin
-*        PS/2 - small
+Some of the connectors which may be found in the on-board cluster are:
-*     Mouse connector
+*     Keyboard and mouse connectors
-*     Printer plug
+*     Printer port
 *     Sound ports
 *     Ethernet (RJ45)
-*     USBs
+*     USB ports
-*     And others, and not necessarily all of the above
 ==Capacitors and BLOWN CAPS==

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	'''IDE Hard Drive Connector''' - Look at several example motherboards to recognize this connector. Note the blank pin spot in the middle. Is the connector for the master drive color coded?		'''IDE Hard Drive Connector''' - Look at several example motherboards to recognize this connector. Note the blank pin spot in the middle. Is the connector for the master drive color coded?
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	'''SATA (Serial ATA) Hard Drive Connector''' - small L-shaped connector usually protected by a little wall around it. This is the newest hard drive type and you will learn more about it in Lesson E.		'''SATA (Serial ATA) Hard Drive Connector''' - small L-shaped connector usually protected by a little wall around it. This is the newest hard drive type and you will learn more about it in Lesson E.