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Identifying parts on the motherboard
The motherboard (sometimes called the planar or system board) is the main circuit board in your computer.
It provides basic computing functions and supports a variety of devices that are factory-installed or that
you can install later. The following illustration shows the location of connectors and components on the
front of the motherboard.
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1. Backlight connector
2. System fan connector
3. SATA power cable
4. SATA HDD connector
5. Power supply unit connector
6. Touch panel connector
7. LVDS connector
8. M.2 solid state drive connector
9. Power switch board connector
10. Battery
11. Mic connector
12. Ethernet connector
13. HDMI-out connector
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14. USB 2.0 connector
15. USB 2.0 connector
16. USB 3.0 connector
17. HDMI-in connector
18. Speaker connector
19. Combo audio jack
20. Card reader connector
21. USB 3.0 connector
22. Memory slots
23. CPU
24. Wi-Fi card connector
25. Camera connector
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Chapter 7
Locating connectors, controls and components
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