The document discusses the functions and components of a motherboard. It explains that the motherboard houses the CPU and chipset, and acts as the central hub to connect all the computer's components. The chipset includes the northbridge and southbridge chips, which facilitate communication between the CPU, memory, graphics card, expansion slots, and other devices. Key components on the motherboard include the CPU socket, memory slots, power connectors, and ports for connecting peripherals.

1. MOTHERBOARD
HOW DOES IT WORKS?

2. INTRODUCTION
•A motherboard serves a critical
purpose in a computer. It is the
workhorse behind the computer's
processes, helping to link everything together and
run
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3. PRIMARY FUNCTION OF A MOTHERBOARD
•A motherboard houses all the main
elements of the computer. The first
element that comes to mind is the CPU,
which is an integral component in
determining the speed of a computer.
The CPU uses the chipset of the
motherboard to communicate with
other devices.
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CHIPSET

4. CHIPSET
•A chipset is a group of integrated circuits
(microchips) that can be used together to serve a
single function and are therefore manufactured
and sold as a
unit.
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5. MAJOR PARTS OF THE MOTHERBOARD
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MEMORY
SLOTSCPU
POWER
CONNECTOR
IDE HEADERS
EXPANSION
BUS/SLOTS CMOS BATTERY
HEAT SINK
CPU
SOCKET
HDD HEADER USB HEADER

6. CENTRAL PROCESSING
UNIT

7. the processor is the
main “brain” or “heart”
of a computer system. It
performs all of the
instructions and
calculations that are
needed and manages the
flow of information
through a computer.ANGEL SOPHIE

8. because it is a single
integrated unit, the
components are not
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9. the gold plated
pins provide the
connections to
the motherboard
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Northbridge Chipset
Alternatively referred to as the PAC (PCI/AGP
Controller) and nb, the northbridge is an integrated
circuit responsible for communications between
the CPU interface, AGP, and the memory. Unlike the
Southbridge the Northbridge is directly connected to
these components and acts like a "bridge" for the
Southbridge chip to communicate with the CPU, RAM,
and graphics controller. Today, the northbridge is a
single-chip that is North of the PCI bus, however, early
computers may have had up to three separate chips
that made up the northbridge BACK

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Back Panel Connectors
PS/2 Mouse
Port
PS/2 Keyboard
Port
Parallel Port
Serial
Port
VGA
Port
USB Port
Audio
Port
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LAN Port

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ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT
(AGP)
- is a high-speed point-to-point channel for
attaching a video card to a computer system,
primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D
computer graphics.
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Southbridge Chipset
- is a chipset that handles and manage the
opposite part of the Northbridge Chipset which
includes the AGP, expansion slots, other devices
and chips.
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System Panel Connectors
- the fpanel or front panel connector, the system
panel connector or system panel header controls a
computer power button, reset button, and LED's. The
System panel cables, as shown in the picture
are two wire cables that are color
coded to help identify where they
connect to the motherboard system
panel connector. The black or white
wire is the ground (GND) wire and
the colored wire is the powered wire.
The cables, colors, and connections vary depending
on the computer case and motherboard you have. BACK

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ASSIGNMENT:
1.What are the functions of
CHIPSETS?
2.What is its influence in the
computer’s performance?

16. REFERENCES
• Webopedia
• Techtarget.com
• Google.com
• Ehow.com
• Computerhope.com
• Stackexchange.com
• Hardwaresecrets.com
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