Identifying Parts On The System Board - IBM 8183 - ThinkCentre S50 User Manual

Identifying parts on the system board

The system board (sometimes called the planar or motherboard) is the main circuit
board in your computer. It provides basic computer functions and supports a
variety of devices that are IBM-installed or that you can install later.
The following illustration shows the locations of parts on the system board.
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Fan connectors (2)
2
Memory DIMM connectors (2)
3
SATA 1 IDE and SATA 2 IDE hard
disk drive connectors (2)
4
PCI riser connector
5
CMOS Battery
6
Clear CMOS/BIOS recovery
jumper
7
Internal speaker connector
8
Promise of value (POV) daughter card
(some models)
9
Diskette drive connector
10
Power button and front LED assembly
connector
11
Power supply connector
12
PATA Primary IDE connector (hard disk
drive and CD-ROM drive)
13
Power supply connector
14
Microprocessor
15
CD audio connector
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