Identifying parts on the system board, Identifying, Parts – Lenovo 41X8111 User Manual

Page 12: System, Board

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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.

The

following

illustration

shows

the

locations

of

parts

on

the

system

board

for

some

computer

models.

1

Microprocessor

fan

connector

11

Front

panel

connector

2

Microprocessor

and

heat

sink

12

SATA

IDE

connectors

(2)

3

Memory

connector

1

13

Front

USB

connectors

(2)

4

Memory

connector

2

14

Serial

(COM)

connector

5

Clear

CMOS/Recovery

jumper

15

PCI

adapter

connectors

6

Power

connector

16

Front

audio

connector

7

Diskette

drive

connector

17

PCI

Express

x16

graphics

adapter

connector

8

IDE

connector

1

18

PCI

Express

x1

adapter

connector

9

IDE

connector

2

19

System

fan

connector

10

Battery

20

12v

power

connector

4

Hardware

Replacement

Guide

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