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Identifying parts on the motherboard - hdmi support

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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 can be installed later. The following illustration shows the location of connectors and components on the front of the motherboard. 1. HDMI-out connector 2. HDMI-in connector 3. USB 3.0 connector 4. Ethernet connector(RJ45) 5. Power connector 6. System fan connector 7. DVI/HDMI cable connector 8. Scalar cable connector 9. USB 2.0 connectors (2) 10. USB 3.0 connector 11. Microphone connector 12. Headphone connector 13. TV jack 14. Scalar headphone input connector (Functional when switched to HDMI-in mode) 15. Speaker connector 16. Optical drive connector 17. Card reader 18. Solid state disk connector 19. Hard disk drive connector 20. Memory slots 21. CPU socket Chapter 7. Locating connectors, controls and components 25

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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
can be installed later. The following illustration shows the location of connectors and components on
the front of the motherboard.
1. HDMI-out connector
12. Headphone connector
2. HDMI-in connector
13. TV jack
3. USB 3.0 connector
14. Scalar headphone input connector (Functional when
switched to HDMI-in mode)
4. Ethernet connector
RJ45
15. Speaker connector
5. Power connector
16. Optical drive connector
6. System fan connector
17. Card reader
7. DVI/HDMI cable connector
18. Solid state disk connector
8. Scalar cable connector
19. Hard disk drive connector
9. USB 2.0 connectors (2)
20. Memory slots
10. USB 3.0 connector
21. CPU socket
11. Microphone connector
Chapter 7
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Locating connectors, controls and components
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