Locating Components; Identifying Parts On The System Board - IBM A50 User Manual

Locating components

The following illustration will help you locate the various components in your
computer.

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.
1 Microprocessor and heat sink
2 DIMMs
3 AGP slot (some models)
4 PCI slots
5 PCI adapter
6 Power supply
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