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4 motherboard overview, 1 major components – Asus P4SDR-VM User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.4

Motherboard overview

Before you install the P4SDR-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 Major components

The following are the major components of the P4SDR-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.

DIMM sockets

6.

IDE connectors

7.

South Bridge controller

8.

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9.

Standby power LED

10.

Floppy connector

11.

Flash ROM

12.

Super I/O controller

13.

PCI slots

14.

Audio CODEC (optional)

15.

PS/2 mouse port

16.

Parallel port

17.

GAME/MIDI port (optional)

18.

Microphone jack (optional)

19.

Line In jack (optional)

20.

Line Out jack (optional)

21.

Video port

22.

Serial port

23.

USB 1.1 ports

24.

Keyboard port

See page 1-6 for the specifications of each component. Refer to
Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components.