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Locating components
The following illustration will help you locate the various components in your
computer.
1 CD-ROM drive 7 DIMMs
2 Front USB connector 8 System board
3 Front USB connector 9 Microprocessor and heat sink
4 Optional drive bay 10AGP slot
5 Hard disk drive 11PCI slots
6 Diskette drive
Identifying parts on the system board
The system board, also called the planar or motherboard, is the main circuit board in
your computer. It provides basic computer functions and supports a variety of
devices that are IBM-installed or that you can install later.
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