Unit 3 Lab 3 Exploring Busses
Justin K Ezell and Mika Hendy
ITT Technical Institute
Computer Structure and Logic (NT1110)
Unit 3 Lab 3 Task 1 & 2: Procedures
Mr. Surros
03 Oct . 2013
Lab 3
Diagram 1.
In the following Mika and Myself reviewed the new Asus Crosshair V Formula ZAM3. Due to the relative newness of this motherboard there are several IO connections that are not illustrated in our Diagrams. However as you can see we identified most of all the major IO ports in Diagram one and two. So let's start with what IO ports are not shown in the above Diagram. Diagram 2. Here is a representation of an RS232 Port. Simply put this is a serial data transmission / communications port. It is NOT a VGA (video) output port. It is importent to remember that older modles like the RS2323 are a twenty five pin IO where as the newer ones will be similar to the VGA nine pin. Here is a FireWire IO Port. This is a serial bus port that can reach speeds of four hundred Mbps while not loosing quality or signature of transfer. This port would mostly be used for a verity of multimedia devices or devices that are less permanent. Northbridge is known as the memory controller hub which typically handles the communications between the CPU, RAM, AGP or PCIe and Southbridge. Southbridge is responsible for the hard drive controller, IO controller, and any other integrated hardware. This could be things like sound, USB, PCI, IDE, BIOS, and Ethernet. Heat sinks are a dead give-away for the two Bridges. The Northbridge will typically be closer to the CPU and have a larger heat sink. Optical S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format) - This IO port is used for digital audio interconnection. PS/2 - This is the mouse and/or keyboard port. It's important to know that it was developed by IBM and contains a six pin connection configuration. In addition, it is still used with most IBM compatible computers even though USB has began to replace them. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 - The biggest difference
ITT Technical Institute
Computer Structure and Logic (NT1110)
Unit 3 Lab 3 Task 1 & 2: Procedures
Mr. Surros
03 Oct . 2013
Lab 3
Diagram 1.
In the following Mika and Myself reviewed the new Asus Crosshair V Formula ZAM3. Due to the relative newness of this motherboard there are several IO connections that are not illustrated in our Diagrams. However as you can see we identified most of all the major IO ports in Diagram one and two. So let's start with what IO ports are not shown in the above Diagram. Diagram 2. Here is a representation of an RS232 Port. Simply put this is a serial data transmission / communications port. It is NOT a VGA (video) output port. It is importent to remember that older modles like the RS2323 are a twenty five pin IO where as the newer ones will be similar to the VGA nine pin. Here is a FireWire IO Port. This is a serial bus port that can reach speeds of four hundred Mbps while not loosing quality or signature of transfer. This port would mostly be used for a verity of multimedia devices or devices that are less permanent. Northbridge is known as the memory controller hub which typically handles the communications between the CPU, RAM, AGP or PCIe and Southbridge. Southbridge is responsible for the hard drive controller, IO controller, and any other integrated hardware. This could be things like sound, USB, PCI, IDE, BIOS, and Ethernet. Heat sinks are a dead give-away for the two Bridges. The Northbridge will typically be closer to the CPU and have a larger heat sink. Optical S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format) - This IO port is used for digital audio interconnection. PS/2 - This is the mouse and/or keyboard port. It's important to know that it was developed by IBM and contains a six pin connection configuration. In addition, it is still used with most IBM compatible computers even though USB has began to replace them. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 - The biggest difference