Motherboard Expansion Slot Identification

Question 1

This type of power connector specifically
provides power from the motherboard to the CPU.

Answer 1

8-pin EPS connector

Question 2

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Identify motherboard connection

Answer 2

32-Pin Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Connector

Question 3

Identify this connector

Answer 3

Molex mini connector

Used to attach floppy drives

Question 4

Identify this cable

Answer 4

40-pin PATA connector

Question 5

Motherboard connectors

What is another name for an NVMe connection

Answer 5

M-2

Question 6

Identify this motherboard connection

Answer 6

Motherboard Fan Power Connection

Question 7

What two types of motherboard expansion slots have a locking clip on one or both ends of them?

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

Identify this connector that is to
be plugged into the motherboard

Answer 8

24-pin motherboard power connector

Question 9

Identify purpose of these motherboard connections

Answer 9

Memory Slots

Question 10

This connector type provides low-speed connectivity to expansion cards, but has been replaced by the faster PCIe bus.

Answer 10

PCI

Question 11

Identify motherboard connection

Answer 11

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)

older low-speed connector now replaced by PCIe due to increased speed of PCIe

Question 12

Identify connector

Answer 12

ATX Molex connector

Utilized to power Hard Disk Drives

Question 13

Identify this motherboard connection

Answer 13

SATA (Serial AT attachment)

Used for connecting Hard Disk Drives

Notice the L-shape

Question 14

Identify this motherboard connection.

Answer 14

MVNe or M-2

Question 15

Identify this connection

Answer 15

Motherboard Main Power

Question 16

This type of connector provides
power to the entire motherboard

Answer 16

24-pin ATX Power Connector

Question 17

Idenfity these 2 types of motherboard connectors

Answer 17

A - SATA data connector
B - SATA power connector

Question 18

This 9-pin connection on a motherboard is
used to connect a CD/DVD audio cable.

Answer 18

This is also called an AAFC
(audio analog front-panel connector)

Question 19

Identify these 2 motherboard connections

Answer 19

34 and 40 pin PATA
motherboard connection

Question 20

This high speed connector
type comes in 4 different models.

Answer 20

PCIe - x-1, x-4, x-8, x-16

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)

Question 23

This 9-pin connection on a motherboard is
used to connect a CD/DVD audio cable.

Answer 23

This is also called an AAFC
(audio analog front-panel connector)

Question 24

Identify this connector

Answer 24

20 + 4 ATX Power Connector