1. The permanent memory of a computer
Objective: To learn about the motherboard. Warm-up: What is a hard drive?
The permanent memory of a computer

2. Motherboard Architecture

3. Motherboards Trace Bus Motherboards connect all devices in a computer
Comprised of many individual circuit traces grouped together to form busses.
Device
Trace
Bus
Device

4. System Bus The system bus is also called the front side bus (FSB)
The higher the FSB, the faster the machine
Processor
CPU
FSB
North Bridge (GMCH)

5. Exercise CPU right hand Northbridge left hand
Front Side Bus is your head

6. The Chipset is a combination of the North and Southbridge.
Northbridge handles high speed (i.e. CPU)
Southbridge handles slow speed (i.e. keyboard)

7. Buying a Motherboard Form Factor FSB Speed Chipset
CPU (Central Processing Unit, the brain of the computer) Socket Type
Ram Type (Random Access Memory, the temporary memory, is volatile)
Expansion
Case
Motherboard

8. Open MS Word and draw the diagram
SATA
IDE
USB
Audio
LAN KB
Mouse
Floppy
Serial
Parallel
FWH
SIO
South Bridge (ICH)
North Bridge (GMCH)
Clock Generator
Processor
System management bus
LPC bus
Host clock
PCIe x16 Bus
System memory
PCI clock
USB clock
Hublink clock
PCIe x1
FSB/Host Bus
DMI
VGA
PCI Bus
Open MS Word and draw the diagram
Subject: Period Name Date

9. Visual Vocab Word Meaning Image Connects all parts Front side bus
Motherboard
Connects all parts
FSB
Front side bus
Chipset
North and south bridges
RAM
Random Access Memory
CPU
Central Processing Unit
Trace
Wire pathway
Form Factor
How parts fit in a computer

10. First do your vocab and lab write-up!
Motherboard Drawing
Write your names on the front (on blank paper).
Draw each part of the motherboard.
Label each part in pen.
Color each part.
Use the handout as reference.
First do your vocab and lab write-up!