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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Location
Processor Support Socket A for AMD
®
Athlon
™
and Duron
™
Processors ....... 1
Chipsets nVidia
®
220D North Bridge .............................................. 2
Realtek 8201L PHY controller ........................................ 3
2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM .......................... 13
Multi-I/O controller ......................................................... 15
Main Memory Maximum 1GB support
2 DDR DIMM Sockets ..................................................... 4
Expansion Slots 3 PCI Slots .................................................................... 16
1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 4X Slot .................. 20
System I/O 2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA100/66 Support) ................ 7
1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ....................................... 8
1 System Panel Connector ............................................. 9
USB Headers (Ports 2/3, 4/5) ....................................... 11
1 COM2 Header ............................................................ 14
1 PS/2 Mouse Connector ................................. (green) 21
1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector .......................... (purple) 31
1 Parallel Port ................................................................ 23
1 Serial Ports (COM1) ................................................... 29
USB Connectors (Ports 0/1) .......................................... 30
Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitor (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..... 10
Special Feature Onboard LED .................................................................. 6
Audio Features (on audio models only)
Audio Connectors .......................................................... 19
2-CH Audio Controller .................................................. 18
1 ASUS Front Audio Panel Connector .......................... 17
1 Line Out Connector ......................................... (lime) 27
1 Line In Connector ................................... (light blue) 26
1 Microphone Connector .................................... (pink) 25
Power ATX Power Supply Connector ......................................... 5
Form Factor Micro-ATX
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Motherboard Components
Before installing the A7N266-VM motherboard, take time to familiarize yourself
with its configuration: understanding the motherboard makes upgrading easy.
Sufficient knowledge of specifications prevents accidental damage.
NOTE: Software driver support for the 6-CH audio system is available
for downloading at the ASUS website: www.asus.com