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Locating components, Identifying parts on the system board, Locating – IBM 2292 User Manual

Page 39: 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

CD-ROM

drive

7

DIMMs

2

Front

USB

connector

8

System

board

3

Front

USB

connector

9

Microprocessor

and

heat

sink

4

Optional

drive

bay

10 AGP

slot

5

Hard

disk

drive

11 PCI

slots

6

Diskette

drive

Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board

The

system

board,

also

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

6.

Replacing

FRUs

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