[SOLVED] Is there an identification guide for connector types?

General · 02-21-2015, 09:27 PM

I have some older computers with places for various types of cards and wires to be plugged in. Some of these are on the outside of the computer, but others can be found only once opening the computer up. I cannot identify what these are for. Is there any identification guide, either on-line or in a book, to help people to identify, based on the size and shape, what kind of connector or card can be used there?

frankbell · 02-21-2015, 09:29 PM

Try this: http://www.ramelectronics.net/connecters.aspx

A web search for "connector types" will turn up many more.

And a search for "motherboard connector types" turned up this: http://www.pcworld.com/article/25499...r_mystery.html

You could also search for the docs for the machines and motherboards in question. If you can find them, they should provide connector information.

onebuck · 02-22-2015, 08:24 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by General

I have some older computers with places for various types of cards and wires to be plugged in. Some of these are on the outside of the computer, but others can be found only once opening the computer up. I cannot identify what these are for. Is there any identification guide, either on-line or in a book, to help people to identify, based on the size and shape, what kind of connector or card can be used there?

I would suggest that you go to the systems manufactures site for documentation showing that systems configuration to identify connectors and types. Most manufacture sites will have support that can provide downloads for system manuals or documentation.

You could go to tomshardware and hopefully find a review for a particular system to find system specifics.

I sometimes use duckduckgo to locate systems specifics by manufacture, model # and sometimes system tag numbers.

Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!

LinuxUser42 · 02-22-2015, 10:41 PM

You don't list where your at. There is a book called Upgrading and Reparing pc's by Scott Mueller, that I found to be wonderful years ago. (haven't looked at one in a long time, since). I found the older versions in my local Libraries and I know there are other books that can help, I just found that one the best at the time.

veerain · 02-23-2015, 04:37 AM

Wikipedia English has nice pictures of computer connectors; It would help if you know their names.

teckk · 03-02-2015, 02:13 PM

http://www.hardwarebook.info/Category:Connector

jefro · 03-02-2015, 04:03 PM

Post a photo and see if anyone can guess.

derive · 03-02-2015, 04:21 PM

You need something like this?

http://geekologie.com/2009/07/22/com...hardware-2.jpg

But "older" is not a correct age... so if you have got some C64.Amiga or Cray1, maybe early SGI or SUN, they are far different