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4 over view, 1 motherboard components – Asus P4S333-FX User Manual

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1-4

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.4

Over view

Before you install the P4S333-FX 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 Motherboard components

The following are the major components of the P4S333-FX motherboard
as pointed out in the picture on page 1-5.

1.

ATX 12V connector

2.

CPU socket

3.

North Bridge controller

4.

ATX power connector

5.

DDR DIMM sockets

6.

IDE connectors

7.

South Bridge controller

8.

ASUS ASIC

9.

Floppy disk connector

10.

Flash EEPROM

11.

Super I/O controller

12.

PCI slots

13.

AC’97 CODEC (optional)

14.

AGP slot

15.

LAN PHY (optional)

16.

PS/2 mouse port

17.

RJ-45 port (optional)

18.

Parallel port

19.

Game/MIDI port (optional)

20.

Microphone jack (optional)

21.

Line In jack (optional)

22.

Line Out jack (optional)

23.

Serial port

24.

USB ports

25.

PS/2 Keyboard port

See page 1-6 for a brief description of each component. Refer to
Chapter 2 for more information on the motherboard jumpers and
connectors.