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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.4 Overview
Before you install the P4B266 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 Motherboard components
The following are the major components of the P4B266 motherboard as
pointed out in the picture on page 1-5.
1. ATX 12V connector
2. CPU socket
3. North Bridge controller
4. DDR DIMM sockets
5. ATX power connector
6. AGP warning LED
7. ASUS EZ Plug™ auxilliary +12V
connector
8. IDE connectors
9. Floppy connector
10. Super I/O controller
11. DIP switches
12. Speech controller
13. Flash EEPROM
14. South Bridge controller
15. ASUS ASIC
16. USB 2.0 controller (optional)
17. Onboard LED
18. CNR slot
19. Audio controller (optional)
20. PCI slots
21. LAN PHY (optional)
22. AGP slot
23. PS/2 mouse port
24. RJ-45 port (optional)
25. Parallel port
26. Game/MIDI port (optional)
27. Microphone jack (optional)
28. Line In jack (optional)
29. Line Out jack (optional)
30. Serial ports
31. USB ports
32. Keyboard port
See page 1-6 for a brief description of each component. Refer to
Chapter 2 for detailed information on the motherboard components.