BASIC HARDWARE

Main Board or Mother Board

 
   • It is the most important element. The whole
      PC architecture is build on the main board.
   • All devices and peripherials are connected
      to mother board.
   • If we have a look at its basic structure we
      can easily identify:
1. Microprocessor Socket
2. BIOS (and Battery)
3. RAM memory slots (DIMM, DDR, ...)
4. Card Slots (PCI, ISA, AGP, ...)
5. Chipset
6. Connectors
     • PS/2 (Keyboard, Mouse)
     • USB
     • IDE Bus
     • Serial and parallel ports (COM &
        LPT1)
     • Power supply (CN1)