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Used to distribute electricity from the power supply to the motherboard and other components
Power Cables
Transmit data between the motherboard and storage devices, such as hard drives
Data cables
What does ATX mean
Advanced Technology Extended
ATX can have how many pins
20 or 24
The power supply has how many pins
4 or 6 pin auxiliary (AUX) power connector
Can a 20-pin connector work in a motherboard with a 24-pin socket
Yes
SATA power connectors use a
15-pin connector
What does SATA mean
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
What are SATA power connectors used for
connecting to hard disk drives, optical drives, or any devices that have a SATA power socket
Used to connect to monitor and another point on to the back side of the cabinet
VGA cable
USB connector vs PS/2 connector
the PS/2 is like the green circle
What connects in the green, blue, and pink port
Green: Speakers or headphones
Pink: Microphones
Blue: Other device types
What does UPS mean
Uninterruptable Power Supply
Enumerate computer assembly
- Open the case
- Install the power supply
- Attach the components to the motherboard
- Install the motherboard
- Install internal drives
- Connect all internal cables
- Install internal drives
- Connect all internal cables
- Install motherboard power connections
- Connect external cables to the computer
used to conduct heat away from the CPU
Thermal compound
A two-part cooling device
heat sink and fan
What power connector is used in the heat sink and fan assembly
3-pin power connector
What comes first? RAM or Motherboard
It is better to install the RAM first on the motherboard and then fix the motherboard in the case
What is used to connect the power supply and motherboard
4-pin ATX power connector
Device which stores all the data
hard drive
Where do you put the internal drive?
in the drive bay
