1. CONNECTORS AND POINTS Elizabeth Viverette

2. 20-PIN P1  Main power connector for early ATX motherboards

3. 24-PIN P1 CONNECTOR  Today’s main motherboard power connector

4. 20+4 PIN P1 CONNECTOR  Has four pins removed so it can fit into a 20-pin connector

5. 4-PIN AUXILIARY MOTHERBOARD CONNECTOR  Provides extra power to the processor

6. 8-PIN AUXILIARY  Provides extra power to the processor, more than the older 4-pin connection

7. 4-PIN MOLEX  Connects to IDE/PATA drives

8. 15-PIN SATA  Connects to SATA drives

9. 4-PIN BERG  Used for floppy disk drives

10. 6-PIN PCIE  Provides extra power for high end video cards that are using PCI express  First model

11. 8-PIN PCIE  Provides extra power to powerful video cards using PCI express  2 nd Model

12. 6-PIN PLUS 2-PIN  Used to provide extra power to high end video cards  Can be attached to either a 6-pin connector or an 8-pin connector

13. VGA  Video Graphics Array  15 pin female  Transmits analog video

14. S-VIDEO PORT  4-pin or 7-pin round video port  Used to connect to a television

15. DVI  Digital Video Interface  Transmits digital or analog video

16. HDMI  High-Definition-Multimedia Interface  Transmits digital video and audio  Often used to connect to a home theater

17. DISPLAYPORT  Transmits digital video and audio  Replacing VGA and DVI ports on PCs

18. THUNDERBOLT  Transmits video and data  Compatible with DisplayPort devices

19. NETWORK/ETHERNET PORT  RJ-45 port  Used to connect to a wired network

20. SOUND PORTS  Audio ports  With a microphone, audio in, audio out, and stereo audio out

21. D/PDIF  Sony-Philips Digital Interface  Connects to home theater audio systems

22. USB  Universal Serial Bus  Multi-purpose Input/Output port used by multiple devices

23. FIREWIRE  IEEE1394 port (I-triple-E 1394 port)  Used for multimedia devices with higher speeds

24. EXTERNAL SATA  Used by external hard drives  Faster than FireWire

25. PS/2  Mini-DIN  Round 6-pin port  Used by keyboards and mouse  Not interchangeable

26. SERIAL PORT (DB9)  9-pin male port  Replaced by USB ports

27. PARALLEL PORT  25-pin female port  Used in older printers  Replaced by USBs

28. MODEM PORT (RJ-11)  Connects dial-up lines to computers  Looks similar to a modem port