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A motherboard contains several integrated components. Most motherboards will contain:

* An IDE controller * A SATA controller (on newer motherboards) * A floppy controller (on older motherboards)

* RAM sockets * Expansion slot(s) * The BIOS chip * Power connector * Processor socket / slot * Serial ports (phased out on some newer motherboards)

* Parallel ports (phased out on some newer motherboards)

Many motherboards will also integrate components that can also be replaced by an add-in card:

* Graphics chipset * Network controller * Sound card * USB connectors * FireWire connectors * Dial-up modem * eSATA connector

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