Parts of the motherboard

Is used for an audio device such as speakers, headphones or a microphone to be connected.

• LAN port

• Audio port

• VGA port

• PS2 port

Also known as CPU Slot or CPU Holder

• CPU connector

• CPU plug

• CPU Socket

• CPU Case

Allows a computer to connect to a network using a wired connection.

• SATA port

• Audio port

• HDMI port

• LAN port

This component is where the memory module or memory card will be inserted.

• CPU holder

• RAM holder

• CMOS socket

• SATA port

These are pins in the motherboard that will connect the Power Button, Reset Button, Power LED, Mini Speaker, USB ports and other ports to the motherboard.

• PCI-E Slot

• BIOS

• Front Panel Pins

• South Bridge Chipset

It was designed specifically for AGP video cards.

• IDE Controller

• BIOS

• AGP

• South Bridge Chipset

This connector is used to insert an IDE cable.

• IDE Slot

• BIOS

• AGP

• South Bridge Chipset

It is the portion where you can connect the power supply unit (PSU) cable connector.

• CPU Holder

• RAM Holder

• Power Supply Controller

• North Bridge Chipset

This is used to connect SATA drives into the motherboard including Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Optical Disk Drive (ODD).

• Active Display Port

• Audio Port

• SATA Port

• LAN Port

It is a built-in slot on a motherboard that allows for the attachment of various hardware components such as network cards, modems, sound cards, disk controllers and other peripherals.

• SATA slot

• CPU slot

• PCI slot

• RAM slot