Asus P4B-E User Manual

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ASUS P4B-E motherboard user guide

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PCI slots. These six 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus
master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum
throughput.

Audio controller. This C-Media 6-channel PCI audio chip supports
legacy audio and HRTF 3D positional audio functions. The chip
also supports 24-bit SPDIF In (0.5~5V) and SPDIF Out (44.1K and
48K formats) professional digital audio interface.

LAN controller. This RealTek 8100 PCI LAN controller fully
supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet networking.

(on LAN

models only)

Microphone jack. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone. In
6-channel audio mode, this connector becomes Bass/Center.

Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or
other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, this connector becomes
Rear Speaker Out.

Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or
a speaker.

Game/MIDI connector. This connector supports a joystick or a
game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or
editing audio files.

Serial ports. These two 9-pin COM1/COM2 ports are for pointing
devices or other serial devices.

Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a
scanner, or other devices.

USB ports. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA.

RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network
(LAN) through a network hub.

(on LAN models only)

PS/2 keyboard port. This purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2
keyboard.

PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.