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The Basic Parts

of a Motherboard
KEVIN D. CARATIQUIT
SUBJECT TEACHER
The Motherboard

-The motherboard is one of the


Most important part of a
computer.
It is the main circuit board of
a computer.
CPU Socket
- also known as the
Processor Socket.
Which is used to install
or insert
the CPU.
RAM Slots

-RAM slots are used to insert RAMs,


there are so many types of ram slots,
they are SD ram slots, DDR ram slots,
DDR ram slots, and DDR3 ram slots.
AGP Slots
-AGP slots are used to insert or
install AGP Cards.
PCI Slots
-PCI slots are used to Insert or install
Add-on cards,
such as LAN cards, Sound cards
and TV tuner cards.
North Bridge
-North Bridge is always near
the processor socket,
which is one of the important
component of a motherboard.
It interconnects Processor socket,
RAM slots and AGP slot.
South Bridge
- South Bridge interconnects
Primary and Secondary IDE interfaces,
SATA connectors, Floppy Drive
Connector,
PCI slots and BIOS.
Primary and Secondary IDE Interfaces
Primary and Secondary IDE
interfaces are also
called as the IDE connectors
or PATA connectors.
SATA Connectors
SATA connectors are also
called as Serial ATA
connectors.
These are connect with serial
ATA devices,
such as Hard disk drives and
CD or DVD drives.

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