Asus P4GE-VM User Manual

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ASUS P4GE-VM motherboard user guide

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Standby power LED. This LED lights up if there is a standby power on the
motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power before
plugging or unplugging devices.

Audio CODEC. The RealTek ALC650 is an AC’97 CODEC that allows
6-channel audio playback. The audio CODEC provides six DAC channels
for 5.1 surround sound, S/PDIF interface, AUX and Line In stereo inputs,
integrated headphone amplifier, greater than 90dB dynamic range, and Mic
PREAMP support.

(on audio models only)

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

AGP warning LED. Serving as a smart burn-out protection for the
motherboard, this red LED lights up if you plug in any 3.3V AGP card into the
AGP slot. When this LED is lit, there is no way you can turn on the system
power even if you press the power button.

LAN PHY. This Intel 82562ET LAN PHY works with the integrated MAC in
the South Bridge (ICH4) to fully support 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet
networking.

(on LAN models only)

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

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

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

(on LAN models only)

Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other
audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Bass/
Center.

Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a
speaker. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Front
Speaker Out.

Microphone jack. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone. In 6-channel
mode, the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

Video port. This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible
devices.

Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial
devices.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

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