4 motherboard components – Asus P4P800-VM User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.4

Motherboard components

Before you install the motherboard, learn about its major components and
available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades. Refer to the
succeeding pages for the component descriptions.

1.

ATX 12V connector

2.

CPU socket

3.

North Bridge controller

4.

DDR DIMM sockets

5.

ATX power connector

6.

Super I/O controller

7.

Floppy disk connector

8.

IDE connectors

9.

AGP 8X slot

10.

Flash ROM

11.

SATA connectors

12.

South Bridge controller

13.

Standby power LED

14.

Audio CODEC

15.

PCI slots

16.

LAN controller

17.

PS/2 mouse port

18.

Parallel port

19.

RJ-45 port

20.

Line In jack

21.

Line Out jack

22.

Microphone jack

23.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

24.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

25.

Video port

26.

Serial port

27.

Keyboard port

See page 1-6 for the specifications of each component.

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 to a fast
480 Mbps on USB 2.0. See pages 1-5 and 1-27.

6-channel digital audio

The ADI AD1980 AC’97 audio CODEC is onboard to provide 6-channel audio
playback for 5.1 surround sound and over 90dB dynamic range. A digital audio
connector is onboard to accommodate an optional S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital
Interface) Out module. See page 3-5.

Windows ME/2000/XP support 6/4/2-channel audio modes. Windows 98SE
supports 4/2-channel modes. Windows NT supports 2-channel mode.

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