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Locating components, Identifying parts on the system board, Locating – IBM THINKCENTRE 8086 User Manual

Page 25: Components, Identifying, Parts, System, Board

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Locating

components

The

following

illustration

will

help

you

locate

the

various

components

in

your

computer.

1 PCI

riser

5

Hard

disk

drive

2 Power

supply

assembly

6

Cable

clip

3 Optical

drive

eject

button

7

Fan

bracket

assembly

4 Optical

drive

Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board

The

system

board

(sometimes

called

the

planar

or

motherboard)

is

the

main

circuit

board

in

your

computer.

It

provides

basic

computer

functions

and

supports

a

variety

of

devices

that

are

IBM-installed

or

that

you

can

install

later.

Chapter

1.

Installing

options

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