Power supplies serve as

the source for electricity

to the computer.
Attached are vital
hardware cables and
buses for transferring
power to various
components in the
computer.
 Power supplies serve as
the source for electricity
to the computer.
Attached are vital
hardware cables and
buses for transferring
power to various
components in the
computer.
 The following are the
basic connector you can
see in a power supply:

ATX 24 pin main power

connector is the standard
motherboard power
connector used in nearly
every computer.
 SATA 15 pin power supply
connector is one of several
standard peripheral power
connectors. SATA power
connectors only connect to
SATA drives like hard
drives and optical drives.
SATA power connectors do
not work with older PATA
devices.
 Molex 4 pin power supply
connector is a standard
peripheral power connector.
Molex power connectors
connect to many different
kinds of internal
peripherals including PATA
hard drives and optical
drives, some video cards,
and even some other
devices.
 Floppy drive 4 pin power
supply connector is the
standard floppy drive power
connector. The floppy power
connector, also called a
Berg connector or Mini-
Molex connector, is
included in even the
newest power supplies even
though floppy drives are
becoming obsolete.
 ATX 4 pin power supply
connector is a standard
motherboard power
connector used to provide
+12 VDC to the processor
voltage regulator. This
small connector usually
attaches to the motherboard
near the CPU.

VDC - Volts of Direct

Current
 ATX 6 pin power supply
connector is a motherboard
power connector used to
provide +12 VDC to the
processor voltage regulator
but the 4-pin variety is
the more commonly used
connector. This small
connector usually attaches
to the motherboard near
the CPU.
 The motherboard is also known as mainboard,
system board, logic board, or MOBO. It holds
and allows communication between the crucial
components of the computer such as the CPU
and memory. It also provides connection for
other peripherals. This provides the path which
the processor (CPU) communicates with all the
components of the computer.
 1. Chip – small piece of
semiconducting material,
where more integrated
circuits are embedded.
They have standard-sized
pin connectors that allows
them to be attached to the
motherboard.
 2. Bus - an electrical
path that enables data flow
between various system
components.
 3. Integrated Circuit
(IC) – contains microscopic
pathways that carry
electric current. The IC
contains millions of
elements such as resistors,
capacitators, and
transistors. Many different
kinds of chips are located
in the motherboard
 4. Microprocessor –
this is the central
processing unit on a chip.
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the motherboard. The CPU socket where the CPU itself
is inserted and the CMOS slot where the CMOS battery
(which lets the motherboard remember the date and
time of the computer) that is replaced after it has
worn out.
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