PC Components - A pictorial guide

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PC Components - A pictorial guide


Pictures are better
than a 1000 words


   

This is a quick guide to help you identify the components inside your PC.



Basic Components
(click thumbnails for enlarged view)
   ATX motherboard
   Athlon CPU with high-end cooling fan
   ATX motherboard with Intel PIII CPU
   Socket370 adaptor for slot one motherboard
   Intel socket 5 CPU socket
   Intel socket 7 CPU socket
   Intel socket 8 CPU socket(Pentium Pro)
   Intel socket 370 socket
   Opened PC case
   Installing a CPU
   Installing a motherboard
   Intel Coppermine PIII CPU
   PPGA/370pin Intel cpu
   Slot 1 Intel Celeron CPU
   AMD Athlon CPU
   Assorted case fans
   PPGA/370pin CPU cooling fan
   Slot 1 CPU with fan
   AGP Video card (Abit Siluro 64mg)
   ATX motherboard w/PPGA or 370pin socket
   Basic AGP video card
   CD Rom drive
   Floppy drive installed in case
   IDE Hard drive
   IDE Hard drive (connector view)
   Case power connector
   AT power connectors (Note that when installing these connectors the two black wires are always adjacent)
   Power supply
   USB Ports
   USB plug