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4 motherboard overview, 1 major components – Asus P4BGL-VM User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.4

Motherboard overview

Before you install the P4BGL-VM 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 P4BGL-VM motherboard
as pointed out in the picture on page 1-5.

See page 1-6 for the specifications of each component. Refer to
Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components.

1.

DIP switches

2.

ATX 12V connector

3.

CPU socket

4.

North Bridge controller

5.

DDR DIMM sockets

6.

ATX power connector

7.

Super I/O controller

8.

Floppy connector

9.

IDE connectors

10.

Flash EEPROM

11.

South Bridge controller

12.

ASUS ASIC

13.

Standby power LED

14.

Audio CODEC (optional)

15.

PCI slots

16.

LAN PHY (optional)

17.

PS/2 mouse port

18.

Parallel port

19.

RJ-45 port (optional)

20.

Line In jack (optional)

21.

Line Out jack (optional)

22.

Microphone jack (optional)

23.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

24.

Video port

25.

Serial port

26.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

27.

Keyboard port