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4 overview, 1 motherboard components – Asus P4SGL-VM User Manual

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1-4

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.4

Overview

Before you install the P4SGL-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 Motherboard components

The following are the major components of the P4SGL-VM 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.

Onboard LED

10.

Floppy disk connector

11.

Flash EEPROM

12.

Super I/O controller

13.

PCI slots

14.

AC’97 CODEC (on audio
models only)

15.

LAN PHY (on LAN models
only)

16.

PS/2 mouse port

17.

RJ-45 port (on LAN models
only)

18.

Parallel port

19.

Game/MIDI port (on audio
models only)

20.

Microphone jack (pink)(on
audio models only)

21.

Line In jack (blue)(on audio
models only)

22.

Line Out jack (lime)(on audio
models only)

23.

VGA port

24.

Serial Port

25.

USB ports

26.

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.