Motherboard Components - Asus A7N8X Series User Manual

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Motherboard Components

Before installing the A7N8X motherboard, take time to familiarize yourself
with its configuration:
Processor Support
Chipsets
Main Memory
Expansion Slots
System I/O
Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitor (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ...... 16
Special Feature
Network Feature
Audio Features
Power
Form Factor
4
Socket A for AMD ® Athlon
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nVidia nForce2 SPP North Bridge ................................ 2
4Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM ............................. 7
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nVidia nForce2 MCP-T/MCP South Bridge .................. 8
Multi-I/O controller ........................................................... 9
Serial ATA Controller ...................................................... 18
1394 PHY Realtek 8801B .............................................. 22
Maximum 3GB support
3 DDR DIMM Sockets ...................................................... 3
5 PCI Slots ..................................................................... 20
1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot ................. 31
1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ........................................ 5
2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA133/100/66 Support) .......... 6
1 COM2 Header ............................................................. 10
1 Gameport Connector ................................................... 11
1 Infrared Connector ...................................................... 12
1 Panel Connector ......................................................... 13
1 SM Bus Connector ...................................................... 14
USB Headers (Ports 5/6) ............................................... 15
Serial ATA Headers ........................................................ 17
Modem Connector ......................................................... 21
IEEE 1394 Headers ....................................................... 23
S/PDIF Connector .......................................................... 24
1 PS/2 Mouse Connector .................................. (green) 32
1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ............................ (purple) 45
RJ45 Connector (3COM LAN Controller) ...................... 33
RJ45 Connector (NVIDIA LAN Controller) ..................... 35
1 Parallel Port ................................................................ 34
USB Connectors (Ports 3/4) .......................................... 44
USB Connectors (Ports 1/2) .......................................... 39
1 Serial Ports (COM1) ................................................... 43
Onboard LED (Green) ................................................... 19
Onboard AGP Warning LED (Red) ................................ 29
Realtek 8201BL PHY .................................................... 28
BroadCom PHY ............................................................ 30
3Com LAN ..................................................................... 33
NVIDIA LAN ................................................................... 35
Audio Codec .................................................................. 25
CD / AUX Audio Connectors .......................................... 26
Front Panel Audio Connectors ....................................... 27
1 Line In Connector .................................... (light blue) 36
1 Line Out Connector ........................................... (lime) 37
1 Microphone Connector ..................................... (pink) 38
1 S/PDIF out Connector ................................... (yellow) 40
1 Surround L/R audio Connector ....................... (violet) 41
1 CNTR / LFE Connector ................................ (orange) 42
ATX Power Supply Connector ......................................... 4
ATX
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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