A KoolteK Men Group production

in cooperation with
Ms.
 Starring
 Ta Viet Cuong
 Dam Tien Dung
 Luong Dong Hai
 Nguyen Binh Minh
 Nguyen Thanh Son
1. Introduction
2. Main contents
1. Form factor
2. BIOS chip
3. Chipset
4. CPU socket
5. Memory slots
6. Ports and slots
3. Conclusion
 Motherboard = Central circuit board
 Connects all components
 Relays information
 Some motherboard components
 Chipset
 CPU socket
 Ports and slots
1. Form factor
2. BIOS chip
3. Chipset
4. CPU socket
5. Memory slots
6. Ports and slots
 Form factor = design standard
 Determines feature placement
 Affects case style and cooling solution
 ATX family form factor
 Intel’s creation, 1995
 Remain industry standard until now
 BIOS = Basic Input/Output System
 Provides boot instructions
 The first kick for the system
 BIOS setup
 Flexible and powerful
 Be careful when using
PCI x16 CPU RAM
 Chipset = a set of chips
 Northbrigde
Northbridge
 Dealing with high-speed devices
 Affecting system overall speed
 Southbridge
Southbridge
 Dealing with low-speed devices
 Affecting system flexibility

PCI USB IDE SATA NIC

 Where the CPU goes
 Supplies power
 Relays information
 Popular sockets
 Intel: Socket T (LGA 775)
 AMD: Socket AM2 (PGA 940)
 Home for system memory
 Supplies power
 Relays information
 Popular slots
 DDR: ruler of the past
 DDR2: today’s dominator
 DDR3: to be the new king
 Slot = edge connector socket
 Common slots: AGP, PCI, PCI-Express
 PCI-Express
 Port = specialized outlet
 Common ports: VGA, PS/2, USB
 USB port
 The importance of motherboard
 Determining factor
 First consideration when buying new computer
 Future trends
 Higher speed
 More reliable
 Integrating with more components
 Wikipedia.org
 Howstuffworks.com
 Motherboards.org
 Answerbag.com
 Techgage.com
 Webopedia.com