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    Motherboard Diagram: Necessary If You Want To Replace Motherboard or Troubleshoot

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    This document provides a diagram and explanation of the components found on a typical computer motherboard. It identifies 14 key components using letters A through N, including the CPU socket, memory slots, PCI and PCIe slots, onboard audio and USB connections, and power supply connections. The document explains that a motherboard diagram is useful for troubleshooting, replacing, or upgrading the motherboard, as well as building a new computer.

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    This document provides a diagram and explanation of the components found on a typical computer motherboard. It identifies 14 key components using letters A through N, including the CPU socket, memory slots, PCI and PCIe slots, onboard audio and USB connections, and power supply connections. The document explains that a motherboard diagram is useful for troubleshooting, replacing, or upgrading the motherboard, as well as building a new computer.

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    This document provides a diagram and explanation of the components found on a typical computer motherboard. It identifies 14 key components using letters A through N, including the CPU socket, memory slots, PCI and PCIe slots, onboard audio and USB connections, and power supply connections. The document explains that a motherboard diagram is useful for troubleshooting, replacing, or upgrading the motherboard, as well as building a new computer.

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    Motherboard Diagram: Necessary If You Want To Replace Motherboard or Troubleshoot

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    This document provides a diagram and explanation of the components found on a typical computer motherboard. It identifies 14 key components using letters A through N, including the CPU socket, memory slots, PCI and PCIe slots, onboard audio and USB connections, and power supply connections. The document explains that a motherboard diagram is useful for troubleshooting, replacing, or upgrading the motherboard, as well as building a new computer.

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    The motherboard diagram shows the main components of a motherboard and their locations. It is useful for troubleshooting, upgrading, or replacing motherboard components.

    The main components shown include the CPU socket, memory slots, various expansion slots like PCI and PCIe slots, chipset components like the northbridge and southbridge, power connections, and front panel connectors.

    The expansion slot types shown include PCI slots, PCIe x1 slots, and PCIe x16 slots. PCIe slots provide faster speeds than PCI slots.

    Motherboard Diagram

    Necessary if You Want to Replace Motherboard or Troubleshoot

    This motherboard diagram is typical of boards today. Use the computer


    motherboard diagram to familiarize yourself with motherboard components, terms
    and locations. You'll find that the visual motherboard layout or diagram will help you
    to replace motherboard; to do motherboard upgrades; and/or to build your own
    computer.

    This is the Asus P5N32-E SLI motherboard. All boards will be slightly different as far
    as which components they have, and the locations of those components may differ,
    but they are pretty close.

    A Computer Motherboard Diagram


    Once you know what you are looking at, you can recognize the components on any
    motherboard layout. A computer motherboard diagram is very useful for when you
    need toreplace motherboard, do motherboard upgrades, troubleshoot
    motherboard, or build your own computer.

    A. PCI Slot - This board has 2 PCI slots. These can be used for components
    such as Ethernet cards, sound cards, and modems.
    B. PCI-E 16x Slot - There are 2 of them on this motherboard diagram, both are
    blue. These are used for your graphics card. With two of them onboard, you
    can run 2 graphics cards in SLI. You would only need this if you are a gamer,
    or working with high end video / graphics editing. These are the 16x speed
    versions, which are currently the fastest.
    C. PCI-E 1x Slot - Single slot - In the PCIe 1.x generation, each lane (1x) carries
    250 MB/s compared to 133 MB/s for the PCI slots. These can be used for
    expansion cards such as Sound Cards, or Ethernet Cards.
    D. Northbridge - This is the Northbridge for this motherboard. This allows
    communication between the CPU and the system memory and PCI-E slots.
    E. ATX 12V 2X and 4 Pin Power Connection Power Connection - This is one
    of two power connections that supply power to the motherboard. This
    connection will come from your Power Supply.
    F. CPU-Fan Connection - This is where your CPU fan will connect. Using this
    connection over one from your power supply will allow the motherboard to
    control the speed of your fan, based on the CPU temperature.
    G. Socket - This is where your CPU will plug in. The orange bracket that is
    surrounding it is used for high end heat sinks. It helps to support the weight of
    the heat sink.
    H. Memory Slots - These are the slots for your RAM. Most boards will have 4
    slots, but some will only have 2. The color coding you see on the motherboard
    diagram is used to match up RAM for Dual-Channel. Using them this way will
    give your memory a speed boost.
    I. ATX Power Connector - This is the second of two power connections. This is
    the main power connection for the motherboard, and comes from the Power
    Supply.
    J. IDE Connection - The IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is the connection for
    your hard drive or CD / DVD drive. Most drives today come with SATA
    connections, so you may not use this.
    K. Southbridge - This is the controller for components such as the PCI slots,
    onboard audio, and USB connections.
    L. SATA Connections - These are 4 of the 6 SATA connections on the
    motherboard. These will be used for hard drives, and CD / DVD drives.
    M. Front Panel Connections - this is where you will hook in the connections
    from your case. These are mostly the different lights on your case, such as
    power on, hard drive activity etc.
    N. FDD Connection - The FDD is the Floppy Disk controller. If you have a
    floppy disk drive in your computer, this is where you will hook it up.
    O. External USB Connections - This is where you will plug in external USB
    connections for your case or USB bracket.
    P. CMOS battery - This is the motherboard's battery. This is used to allow the
    CMOS to keep its settings.

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