Motherboard Overview; Major Components - Asus SK8N User Manual

1.4

Motherboard overview

Before you install the SK8N 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 SK8N motherboard as
pointed out in the picture on page 1-7.
1. DDR DIMM sockets
2. CPU socket
3. 12V ATX power connector
4. ATX Power connector
5. IDE connectors
6. Flash ROM
7. System chipset
8. Super I/O controller
9. Floppy disk connector
10. RAID Ultra ATA/133 connector
11. Standby power LED
12. IEEE 1394 controller
13. Serial ATA controller
14. Serial ATA connectors
15. PCI slots
See page 1-8 for the specifications of each component. Refer to
Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components.
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16. AGP slot
17. Audio CODEC
18. LAN PHY
19. PS/2 Mouse
20. Parallel port
21. IEEE 1394 port
22. RJ-45 port
23. Line In jack
24. Line Out jack
25. Microphone jack
26. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2
27. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4
28. Serial port
29. Keyboard port
Chapter 1: Product introduction