4 motherboard overview, 1 major components – Asus P4GE-V User Manual
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.4
Motherboard overview
Before you install the P4GE-V 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 P4GE-V motherboard as
pointed out in the picture on page 1-7.
1.
ATX 12V connector
2.
CPU socket
3.
North Bridge controller
4.
DDR DIMM sockets
5.
ASUS EZ Plug™ 12V connector
6.
ATX power connector
7.
Floppy disk connector
8.
IDE connectors
9.
South Bridge controller
10.
Speech controller
11.
Flash ROM
12.
Standby power LED
13.
ASUS ASIC
14.
Super I/O controller
15.
PCI slots
16.
Audio CODEC
17.
LAN controller (optional)
18
AGP warning LED
19.
AGP slot
20.
PS/2 mouse port
21.
Parallel port
22.
RJ-45 port (optional)
23.
Line In jack
24.
Line Out jack
25.
Microphone jack
26.
USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4
27.
Video port
28.
Serial port
29.
USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2
30.
Keyboard port
See page 1-8 for the specifications of each component. Refer to
Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components.