Motherboard Expansion Slot Identification Flashcards
This type of power connector specifically
provides power from the motherboard to the CPU.
8-pin EPS connector
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32-Pin Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector
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Molex mini connector
Used to attach floppy drives
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40-pin PATA connector
Motherboard connectors
What is another name for an NVMe connection
M-2
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Motherboard Fan Power Connection
What two types of motherboard expansion slots have a locking clip on one or both ends of them?
PCI Express (PCIe) Slots: PCIe slots are used for connecting various expansion cards like graphics cards, network adapters, storage controllers, and more. These slots often feature a locking clip on one end to secure the expansion card in place once it’s inserted.
Memory Slots (DIMM Slots): DIMM slots are used for installing RAM modules. Though the locking mechanism may vary, many motherboards have tabs or clips on either side of the DIMM slots that lock the RAM module in place once it’s fully inserted.
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be plugged into the motherboard
24-pin motherboard power connector
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Memory Slots
This connector type provides low-speed connectivity to expansion cards, but has been replaced by the faster PCIe bus.
PCI
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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
older low-speed connector now replaced by PCIe due to increased speed of PCIe
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ATX Molex connector
Utilized to power Hard Disk Drives
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SATA (Serial AT attachment)
Used for connecting Hard Disk Drives
Notice the L-shape
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MVNe or M-2
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Motherboard Main Power
This type of connector provides
power to the entire motherboard
24-pin ATX Power Connector
Idenfity these 2 types of motherboard connectors
A - SATA data connector
B - SATA power connector
This 9-pin connection on a motherboard is
used to connect a CD/DVD audio cable.
This is also called an AAFC
(audio analog front-panel connector)
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34 and 40 pin PATA
motherboard connection
This high speed connector
type comes in 4 different models.
PCIe - x-1, x-4, x-8, x-16
The is a parallel expansion card standard was originally designed for attaching a video card to a computer system to assist in 3D graphics. This standard has been replaced with PCIe due to its faster speeds.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
Motherboard Expansion Slots
This type of expansion slot was created in 1994. I has many expansion options (both 32-bit and 64-bit bus widths). It allows parallel communication and was a common expansion interface on previous generations of computers. It has been supplanted by new technologies.
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
This 9-pin connection on a motherboard is
used to connect a CD/DVD audio cable.
This is also called an AAFC
(audio analog front-panel connector)
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20 + 4 ATX Power Connector
