SSI CEB

SSI or Server System Infrastructure form factors

are intended for dual or multi-processor motherboards
used in servers and/or even workstations.

There are 3 SSI form factors:

1. CEB (Compact Electronics Bay),
2. EEB (Enterprise Electronics Bay)
3. MEB (Midrange Electronics Bay).
The smallest of them is SSI CEB.
Parts of a Motherboard
1. BIOS and CMOS
2. Input/output
Ports
3. IDE and SATA
Connector
(Storage Device
Connectors
4. Power Connectors
5. Front I/O
Connectors
6. CPU Socket
7. Expansion Card
Slots
8. RAM (Memory)
Slots
9. North Bridge and
South Bridge
Chip
1. BIOS and CMOS
BIOS or Basic Input Output System keeps all
the information and settings for the motherboard
which can be accessed, updated, and modified
thru the BIOS mode. Information are intact even
when the entire system is shutdown through the
help of CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-
Conductor) battery. This battery can be removed
to reset the BIOS after a failed update or if you
overclock your RAM beyond its capabilities.
Parts of a Motherboard