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Introducing the Motherboard
Table of Motherboard Components
LABEL
COMPONENTS
1. CPU Socket
Socket for AMD Phenom
TM
II processor (socket AM3)
2. CPU_FAN
CPU cooling fan connector
3. DIMM1~4
240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots
4. ATX_POWER Standard 24-pin ATX power connector
5. PWR_FAN
Power cooling fan connector
6. SYS_FAN
System cooling fan connector
7. SATA1~6
Serial ATA connectors
8. PWR_BTN
Power on button
9. PANEL
Front Panel switch/LED header
10. SPK
Internal speaker header
11. RST_BTN
Reset button
12. IDE
Primary IDE connector
13. F_USB1~3
Front Panel USB headers
14. SPDIFO
SPDIF out header
15. F_AUDIO
Front Panel Audio header
16. PCI1~2
32-bit add-on card slots
17. PCIE16X_1~2 PCI Express x16 slots for graphics interface
18. PCIE1~2
PCI Express x1 slots
19. ATX4P
Auxiliary power connector for graphics card
20. NB_FAN
Northbridge cooling fan connector
21. ATX12V
8-pin +12V power connector
This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.
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