In the late 1980s and during the 1990s, to the PC processor market dominated by Intel. There are several companies processors for PCs, but their influence is far less than Intel. Besides the average processor made they still take Intel's x86 design as well. Starting late 90s and early 2000s, the conditions changed. Processor market is no longer so dependent on Intel, because their competitor, AMD, issued a K6-2 processor and Athlon are apparently able to compete with Intel-made processor.
And in the same year an industry producing Taiwanese chipset, VIA Technologies, also has been able to make a quality chipset and priced. The motherboard manufacturer is no longer dependent on Intel to design and make their motherboards, so the development of the technology and design of the motherboard has increased very rapidly.
Additionally, overclocking fever also contribute their role in the development of the motherboard. The motherboard manufacturers are competing to issue a motherboard that is designed to provide a high level of overclock, but still able to maintain system stability. Anyway, if there is a motherboard that can not be used to overclock the processor and the memory, the motherboard is almost certainly less marketable.
Motherboard is one example of the hardware (hardware) computer. This motherboard looks like the board, so some call the parent board. Actually this motherboard as a PCB (printed circuit board) in which there are bios chip, lines and connectors that connect other computer hardware.
Function of the motherboard itself is a place to connect the computer hardware devices to be connected to each other so that the computer can work seamlessly and optimally.
Inside there are many components of the motherboard or computer hardware devices such as:
Chipset
This chipset is a small IC to control the data traffic or otherwise directing the flow of data. Chipset has the effect of maximizing the performance of a computer.
Power Connector
Useful to connect the motherboard to the power supply contained in a computer casing. Through this connector motherboard without electricity.
CMOS Battery
CMOS battery (also called CMOS RAM or simply CMOS) is a battery that is used by the BIOS to remain active even without electricity. One of its uses to activate and run the clock function, as well as save the BIOS settings, and generally wear button batteries (Batteries are flat round, diameter and thickness varies).
Processor Socket or Slot
Used to put the processor. Socket or slot is different, depending on the type of motherboard used. There is a slot that has a course, only socket, and there also has both a function for multiprocessor.
Memory Slot
Place to put the RAM or memory. Usually we have to look at the specifications of the chipset on the motherboard to determine the type of memory that can be installed. There is a type of SDRAM memory, DDR, or RDRAM.
Floppy and IDE connectors
This connector connects the motherboard to save computer devices such as a floppy disk or hard drive. IDE connector on a motherboard usually consists of two, one is the primary IDE and the other is the secondary IDE. Primary IDE connector linking the motherboard to the drive primary master and secondary master device. Meanwhile, the connector is usually connected to the secondary IDE devices such as CD-ROM to slave and slave drive.
PCI slots
Their role is PCL slot for adding additional devices to the motherboard is usually used to add a VGA Card, Sound Card and Modem.
AGP 4X slot
This image penyeleras port slot supports 3.3V/1.5V AGP Graphics Card 4X mode for 3D graphics applications.
South bridge controller
VIA VT8235 integrated peripheral controller which supports a variety of I / O functions including 2-channel ATA/133 bus master IDE controller, up to 6 USB 2.0 ports, LCP interface super I / O, and PCI AC'97 2.2 interface.
Standby Power LED
This light is lit when there is standby power on the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder (reminder) to turn off the system before turning the power on or off the machine.
Parallel and Serial ports
In type AT, serial and parallel ports are not integrated in a single motherboard but connected via cable. Thus, the available pins on the motherboard to plug the cable. Parallel port functions vary, ranging from connecting a computer with a printer, scanner, connecting to computer with certain peripherals that are designed using a parallel port connection. Serial port typically used to connect with a cable modem or a mouse. There are also other devices that can be plugged into the serial port. In the ATX motherboard type, parallel and serial ports are integrated into the motherboard, so you do not need to plug cables are troublesome.
RJ-45 Port
This 25-pin port connects the LAN connector through a network hub.
Line-in jack
Line-in jack (light blue) connects to a tape player or other audio source. At 6-channel mode, the function of this jack into the bass / middle.
Line out jack
jack line out (lime) connects to headphones or speakers. At 6-channel mode, this function is a speaker out jack front.
Microphone jack
Mic jack (pink) to synchronize the microphone. At 6-channel mode function is the rear speaker out jack behind.
Video Graphics Adapter Port
This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices
Keyboard connector
There are two types of connectors that connect the motherboard to the keyboard. One is a serial connector, while the other one is a PS / 2 connector. AT type serial connector or a round, larger than the model of the PS / 2 has, with as many as 5 pieces of pin holes. Meanwhile, the PS / 2 connector has 6 pieces and pin hole diameter is smaller than the half of the AT models.
PS / 2 Mouse Port
For plug type Mouse PS / 2
USB
To connect a variety of devices that use USB as Flash drives, USB Keyboard and Mouse and others.
Computer motherboards, PC motherboards specifically prepared on various components needed to build a computer system. The components are generally present in a motherboard are:
- Processor socket. This socket is where the processor is installed. Processor socket type determines what can be installed in the socket. So certain sockets can be installed only certain processors.
- Memory slot. This slot is used to install the computer's main memory. Memory slot types also vary, depending on the system it uses.
- Northbridge, is the designation for the main components that manage data traffic between the processor and the main memory system motherboard.
- Southbridge, Northbridge maid designation for components that northbridge connects with other components or peripherals.
- PCI Express x16 slot, a special slot that can be fitted with the latest generation VGA card.
- PCI Express x1 slot, a slot for installing peripherals (card or card) other than the VGA card.
- AGP slot, a special slot for VGA card installed generation before any PCI Express slot.
- PCI slot, a slot generally used to install the card or cards with the speed under AGP and PCI Express slots.
- BIOS (Basic Input-Output System). Is a small program that put in ROM or Flash IC is used to store the configuration of a motherboard.
- CMOS batteries, special batteries to provide power to the BIOS.
- SATA ports, an interface to the latest generation of storage media. SATA ports can be used to connect Hard Disk with computer systems.
- IDE port, an interface prior to the generation SATA storage media.
- Port Floppy Disks, used to connect a removable media or storage media that can be removed, ie Disk or Floppy Disk.
- Power ports, namely port to provide power to the computer system.
- Back Panel, a collection of ports which are usually placed at the back of the PC casing or container. Ports or plugs are usually in the back of a PC computer case is:
- Port PS / 2 Mouse, to connect with a computer mouse.
- Port PS / 2 Keyboard, to install the keyboard.
- Parallel ports, to attach low-speed peripherals with eight-bit data width. Typically used to attach a USB printer prior generations.
- Serial port, is used to attach low-speed peripherals with serial data transfer mode. But now rarely used.
- SPDIF port, used to connect computers with peripherals such as home theater audio.
- Firewire port, to connect high-speed external equipment such as video capture or video streaming.
- RJ45 port, used to connect a computer to a LAN network.
- USB ports are used to interface with peripherals or external devices that replace a new generation parallel and serial ports.
- Audio ports, used to connect a computer to the audio system such as speakers, microphones, line-in and line-out.
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