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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.