Floppy Disk Drive Data Cable Hard Disk Drive Date Cable Power Cable
Audio Cable Front Panel LEDs and Switches Fan Cables
Network Cables Phone Cables VGA Cable Keyboard Cable
Mouse Cable Printer Cable Serial Cables Parallel Cables USB Cables
PS/2 Cables RCA and SVHS Cables
1. Cables used inside a machine.
34pin FDD data cable. Used to connect the FDD(s) to the FDD controller. Wire 10-16 are twisted, so always connect that side to floppy A:. That's why no jumpers are used on FDDs.
40pin HDD data cable. Drives can be connected in any order, but have to be jumpered as Master and Slave.
This cable is used to supply with the necessary power, all of the parts. FDDs, HDDs, CD-ROMs, ZIP-Drives, etc. Each color means a different voltage.
This cable transfers the audio signal from the CD-ROM unit, to the Sound Card. Otherwise, we can't hear any sound when an audio CD is playing.
These cables are normally connected to the motherboard. The LEDs, let us know if the machine is on, when the HDD is busy, or if we use an older system, if it's working on Turbo Mode. Some of these cables are connected to switches. These are used in order to turn the system on, or reset it.
Cables used to connect the fans to the power supply, or the motherboard.
Used to connect a peripheral card to the motherboard, so the system is turned on when there is activity on that cards. For example Modems or Network Interface Cards.
2. Cables used to connect the system with it's peripherals
Used to connect the system, using the NIC Card, to a Network. There are two types of network cables. The BNC (left) and the UTP ones (right).
Used to connect the system, using the Modem, to the phone line, in order to send faxes, call someone, or access the Internet or a local Intranet.
Used to tranfer the VGA signal from the system, using the VGA card, to the monitor.
Used to transfer the signal and the power supply from the motherboard, to the keyboard.
Used to transfer the signal and the power from the motherboard, to the pointing device (mouse).
Used to transfer the data from the motherboard, to the printer and the opposite.
Cables used to connect devices that use a serial communication, to the serial port on the motherboard. For example, External Modems, Serial Mice etc.
Cables used to connect devices that use a parallel communication, to the serial port on the motherboard. For example, Printers, Scanners, Plotters etc.
Used to connect devices that use a USB communication, to the USB port on the motherboard. For example, Digital Cameras, Webcams, USB Printers, USB Scanners etc.
Used to connect devices that use a PS/2 connector, to the PS/2 port on the motherboard. For example, PS/2 Keyboards and PS/2 Mice.
Used to connect the system, using a TV-Tuner or a VGA card that has a TV-OUT connector, to a Television, a VCR or a Camera.