Internal Connector Receptacles

provide power throughout the computer. For example, we want a signal to go from a CPU module or pcb to a memory module or pcb. A signal will leave the CPU at its plug, which is plugged into a connector receptacle. A conductor will route that signal from the CPU’s connector receptacle to the memory’s connector receptacle, where the signal will go from the connector plug to its destination inside a memory module or pcb. INTERNAL CONNECTOR RECEP- TACLES. —Internal connector receptacles receive the connector plug of an individual unit (module, subassembly, or pcb) or wiring harness. Connector receptacles can have male or female electrical contacts. The sizes and shapes of the electrical contacts vary. Figure 2-23.—Connector receptacle of a module for a pcb. Refer to your computer’s technical manual for details. Receptacle connectors are used in the following places: Frame or cabinet to receive a module or wiring harness Module to receive a subassembly or pcb Chassis or assembly to receive a subassembly or pcb Rack or cage to receive a pcb Motherboard or backplane to receive a pcb Examples of connector receptacles are illustrated in figures 2-23 and 2-24. Figure 2-23 shows the connector receptacles of a module for receiving pcb’s. Figure 2-24 illustrates the connector receptacles of a motherboard. INTERNAL CONNECTOR PLUGS.— Individual units and wiring harnesses will have a plug that connects into an internal connector receptacle. Again depending on the design, the plug can have male or female electrical contacts. The connector plugs on the following units will be plugged into connector receptacles: Module Subassembly Pcb Wiring harness Figure 2-24.—Connector receptacles of a motherboard. 2-19