Motherboards

The Main Printed Circuit Board Inside The PC That Contains and Controls The Components That Are Responsible For Processing Data.

Motherboard is
Multi-layered printed circuit board Copper circuit paths called traces carry signals and voltages across the motherboard Some layers carry data for input/output while other layers carry voltage and ground returns

Think of a Motherboard as:

Futuristic City with many modular plug-in buildings, using power from a common electrical system Multiple-lane highways of various widths transporting data between buildings Data and power infrastructure for the entire computer

Motherboard Holds The Processor Memory Expansion Slots Connects Directly or Indirectly to Every Part of The PC

Basic Motherboard

Motherboard Made Up Of:

A Chipset (known as the glue logic) Some Code in ROM Various Interconnections or Buses

Basic Input/Output System

All motherboards include a small block of Read Only Memory (ROM) which is separate from the main system memory used for loading and running software. The ROM contains the PCs BIOS.

CMOS RAM

Motherboards include a separate block of memory made for low power consumption CMOS RAM chips, which is kept alive by a battery even when the PCs power is off.

Motherboard Determines:
CPU type and speed Chipset Secondary cache type Types of slots Number of slots Type of memory Number of memory sockets and maximum memory Type of case ROM Plug & Play compatibility Type of keyboard

USB WIRE ASSIGNMENTS

HEADER CONNECTION GUIDES