supports the other computer components. MOTHERBOARD • Parts of the motherboard and its function It is used to conjoin the outside hardware of computer devices It is for the 4 pin of the power supply unit connection. It provides DC voltage of computer processor. It handles the processor or CPU chip. It is the slot of computer memory or what we called RAM A group of connector that provides a DC power output to the system board from the power supply. The manufacturer’s name is important so as to identify the drivers to be installed Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
Is placed to afford 3 volts DC/voltage to
the CMOS IC It serves as a connector of IDE cable of the HDD or ODD to the motherboard IDE Attach the Power LED, HDD LED, Power Switch and Reset Switch of the processor. New standard of the IDE connection array of the computer SATA HDD to the Motherboard system Disables the BIOS default setup such as Supervisor password Joins the USB port front panel serves as a bridge of the I/O cards of the computer Displays the motherboard version number of the driver software to download the Correct drivers This is where the program of the BIOS configuration settings is being installed Audio Modem Riser
Demodulates and modulates the analog
audio of the computer A part of the computer that holds the computer video card NB –– known SB known as as I/O Memory Controller Controller Hub Hub - it controls manages the and input controls and the output computer memory before the devices processing of the CPU chip FORMATIVE TEST NO. 1 MOTHERBOARD What is motherboard?