As we know that there is a hardware component called the Central Processing Unit (CPU). CPU is the brain of the computer that became the main control computer.
There are many components in it, one of which is the mainboard or motherboard.
Said that because the mainboard is a major component or element contained in the CPU.
Mainboard is a circuit board used to place the CPU components for mounting hardware. As described function as a medium Mainboard is the place to connect the hardware components for the computer to work, is also the largest media that exist in the CPU. Also mounted on Mainboard cable connecting the power supply, the cable that provides electrical current source for mainboard to work.
After ensuring that the computer initially in a state of life or on, turn off the computer and open cashing CPU, after opening the CPU cashing in, we'll see a section called the USB port is usually located at the lower end of the front of the CPU, the port must be removed to be able to open bolts mounted on the mainboard. The first was found in the mainboard is a brand or type of mainboard, one of them ASUS P4PE. Mainboard POLICARBON usually made from the combination of carbon compounds that normally heat resistant.
Policarbon can withstand temperatures up to more than 1000C. The mainboard is called JUMPER, which is the connecting wires are set so that the computer can live and hard disk indicator light to turn on.
JUMPER directly related to the mainboard with the media provided in the form of a PIN, for JUMPER provided 20 pin which is made up for the Speaker in, SW Research, Power BTN (stand by), PLED, LED HDD (hard disk light), each of which can be installed in accordance with arrangements provided by the mainboard.
Disconnect the USB cable that connects to the mainboard. Next uninstall all the cables that connect to the mainboard so that we can lift the mainboard. Among them, unplug your floppy disk to the motherboard, disconnect the IDE cable that connects the hard drive and CD ROM to the mainboard, remove the cable from the Power Supply is also a black-yellow closest to the Power Supply. Then release the VGA card is an AGP slot and a USB port. Last remove the 6 bolts that mounted on the mainboard to mainboard can be lifted.
Many are mounted on Mainboard of slots, chipshet, and the BIOS, the CMOS battery and others.
Chipshet installed in the mainboard, serves to regulate the working hardware.
There are all kinds chipshet installed, chipshet most important are:
Processor that serves as the brains of computers, the processor is protected with a cooling and fan (fan) because it works very fast and can release heat energy is very high, but basically the processor will die at a temperature of 820c. There is also the so-called main chipshet but not the processor and located directly to the processor, chipshet is given the cooling of aluminum, because the work was in regulating labor chipshet heavier hardware than-chipshet chipset other than the processor.
In the cooling is called the Thermal Paste or dealer that is media liaison between chipshet the heat with cooling.
CMOS battery mounted on the mainboard is usually located under the tip.
This battery serves to regulate the work on the program calendar, and set the exact hour or time. These batteries can be discharged and replaced.
On the mainboard also has a usb port directly attached to the mainboard. And there is also a function parallel port connects the CPU with other hardware such as monitors and LCD projectors. There is also a PS2 port which functions to link with the mouse and keyboard. And there is also a function of multimedia ports for connecting with multimedia devices such as external speakers, mic and headphones.
Mainboard bodies also exist in the so-called slots slots for example VGA, usually in the form of an AGP slot, AGP slot on the line there is also a function slots for additional internal hardware such as PCMCIA or LAN connection. Another slot is used for RAM, the actual slot there is also a single, but depends on the type of mainboard that may provide slots for ram that more than 1 (one). slot is used to add storage capacity on the RAM, by adding new RAM, but if the RAM slots are single it is added or changed is the RAM with a larger capacity.