Hardware Fundamental

Week 2 – Lesson 2

PCI-e 16x Video Card

• Bus connector type is PCI-e 16x• DVI port• VGA port• S-Video• GPU (Graphic Processing Unit)

Video chipset with heat sink/fan• VRAM (Video RAM)

PCI EXPRESS

AGP Video Card

• Bus connector type is AGP• VGA port• GPU (Video chipset)• VRAM• Flash ROM

AGP Slot

PCI Video Card

• Bus connector type is PCI• VGA port• GPU (Video chipset)• VRAM• Flash ROM

PCI SATA/EIDE Card

• Bus connector type is PCI• SATA• EIDE

PCI PCMCIA Card (PCI PC Card)

• Bus connector type is PCI• PCMCIA slot (PC Card slot)

PCI USB/FireWire/SATA Card

• Bus connector type is PCI• USB• FireWire• SATA• Power connector

PCI USB Card• Bus connector type is PCI• USB

PCI Serial/Parallel Card

• Bus connector type is PCI• Serial• Parallel•  

PCI NIC

• Bus connector type is PCI• RJ45• Flash ROM

PCI NIC

• Bus connector type is PCI• RJ45• BNC• (no ROM chip)

ISA NIC

• Bus connector type is ISA• BNC• RJ45• EPROM

ISA NIC

• Bus connector type is ISA• AUI• BNC• (no ROM chip)

Some Definition :

• (Bayonet Nut Coupling) A commonly used plug and socket for audio, video and networking applications that provides a tight connection.

• An Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) is a 15 pin connection that provides a path between a node's Ethernet interface and the Medium Attachment Unit (MAU), sometimes known as a transceiver.

Connecting IDE DrivesCableAs shown the IDE connectors are keyed, so make sure the plugs are correctly orientated before plugging into drives or motherboard.

If using Single drive connect it to master. It's better to specifically Jumper your drives to match the connection they use (master/slave/single) Cable Select (CSEL) doesn't always work as expected.Check with your drive manufacturer to confirm jumper settings for your drive.

Connecting IDE Drives

Connect Sata Drives

Jumper SettingsSeagate HD Jumper Settings

Maxtor PATA Drive Jumper Setting

Western Digital PATA Drive Jumper Setting

CD ROM Jumper setting

SCSI

A SCSI Chain

The advantage of SCSI is that several peripherals can be daisy chained to one host adapter, using only one slot in the bus.

PCI EXPRESS X16 Slot

Socket A (aka Socket 462) motherboard for an AMD Athlon XP processor

images of a Socket LGA 775 motherboard for Intel processors - supports Socket LGA775 for Intel Core 2 Duo, P4 5XX, 6XX, Pentium D 8XX, 9XX and Celeron D

processors

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