Motherboard ID

MOTHERBOARD CONNECTIONS

This is a brief description of the common connectors that you will see on a motherboard.

On-board Cluster

    Keyboard connector
         AT - large 5-pin
         PS/2 - small
    Mouse connector
    Printer plug
    Sound ports
    Ethernet (RJ45)
    USBs
    And others

Capacitors and BLOWN CAPS

     The capacitors on the motherboard are able to store small amounts of electrical charge within for use at times when there is a sudden 
     demand for power from one of the devices.  If they become overloaded, they puff up and are called blown caps.    

Drive connectors

    IDE
    SATA (Serial ATA)
    SCSI
    Optical drives such as CD and DVD
    Floppy

Bridges and communication facilitators

    Southbridge
    Northbridge
    AMR and related type slots

Exercises

What type of keyboard connector does it have?

Does it have both IDE and SATA hard drive connectors?

See how many motherboards you can find that have blown caps.