Motherboard and Hardware Overview and Their Problems
Motherboard Overview:- All this is a little information about the pins of the motherboard and the hardware involved in it.
- SATA Connectors (Having 7 pins to connect)
- IDE Connector (PATA) (39/40 pins)
- Floppy Connectors
- RAM Slot
- CMOS Battery Backup
- North Bridge [white (RAM, Processor)]
- South Bridge [Black (Rest of All)]
- PCI Slots
- CPU fan (3 plugs) (Air out)
- System fan (3 plugs) (Air in)
- Heat Sink-Colling Point (ATX Power, ATX2 Power)
- Types of RAM (S RAM- Static RAM (Use for making or installing server) DRAM (Normally Use for Computer))
Motherboard Problems according to beeps
No. of Beeps |
Solving Problem |
10 Short Beeps |
Replace CMOS Battery |
11 Short Beeps |
Check that the cache memory chip is properly connected |
1 Long and 3 Short Beeps |
Check the RAM properly connected |
1 Long and 8 Short Beeps |
Check the video card properly connected |
9 Short Beeps |
BIOS chip properly connected/ Replace |
8 Short Beeps |
Video card properly installed replace the video card |
7 Short Beeps |
Replace CPU/Motherboard |
6 Short Beeps |
Try attaching the different keyboard |
5 Short Beeps |
RAM/ Microprocessor/ Motherboard |
2/3/4 Short Beeps |
Video Adopter card/ RAM are properly connected |
1 Short Beep |
System OK |
RAM and Their Frequency
|
DDR-I |
DDR-II |
DDR-III |
Frequency |
0-400 |
400-800 |
800-above |
Pin |
184 |
240 |
240 |
Voltage |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |