Motherboard Overview; Major Components - Asus P4G8X User Manual

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Motherboard overview

Before you install the motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physical
configuration and available features to facilitate the motherboard
installation and future upgrades. A sufficient knowledge of the motherboard
specifications will also help you avoid mistakes that may damage the
board and its components.

1.4.1 Major components

The following are the major components of the P4G8X motherboard as
pointed out in the picture on page 1-7. See page 1-8 for the specifications
of each component. Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the
components.
1. ATX 12V connector
2. North Bridge controller
3. CPU socket
4. DDR DIMM sockets
5. ATX power connector
6. ASUS EZ Plug™ 12V connector
7. Floppy disk connector
8. IDE connectors
9. AGP Pro 8X slot
10. Speech controller*
11. ASUS ASIC
12. South Bridge controller
13. IEEE 1394 controller (optional)*
14. SATA/RAID controller*
15. Flash ROM
16. Standby power LED
* The IEEE 1394, Gigabit LAN, SATA/RAID, and POST Reporter
features are present in P4G8X Deluxe models only.
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17. Audio CODEC
18. PCI slots
19. Super I/O controller
20. AGP warning LED
21. LAN controller (optional)*
22. PS/2 mouse port
23. Parallel port
24. RJ-45 port (optional)
25. Line In jack (optional)
26. Line Out jack (optional)
27. Microphone jack (optional)
28. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4
29. Serial ports
30. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2
31. PS/2 keyboard port
Chapter 1: Product introduction