Asus P4P800 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS P4P800 motherboard user guide
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Flash ROM. This 4Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS
program.
South bridge controller. The Intel
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ICH5R is a subsystem that
integrates various I/O functions including 2-channel ATA100 bus
master IDE controller, SATA RAID controller, up to eight USB 2.0/1.1
ports, I/O APIC, AC’97 2.2 interface, and PCI 2.3 interface.
Standby power LED. This LED lights up if there is a standby power
on the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the
system power before plugging or unplugging devices.
Wi-Fi slot. The Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) slot connects a Wi-Fi
wireless networking module that allows 11Mbps transmission (with
a fallback to 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. Wi-Fi
networks use radio technologies known as IEEE 802.11b to provide
a fast reliable wireless connectivity.
PCI slots. These five 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus
master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum
throughput.
Audio CODEC. The ADI AD1985 is an AC’97 CODEC that allows
6-channel audio playback. The audio CODEC provides six DAC
channels for 5.1 surround sound, S/PDIF output, AUX and Line In
stereo inputs, integrated headphone amplifier, greater than 90dB
dynamic range with the jack sense and jack enumeration feature.
LAN controller. The 3COM 3C940 Gigabit Ethernet is a single-chip
solution for LAN on Motherboard (LOM) application. The 3C940
provides a 32-bit interface and supports 1000/100/10 Mbps data
transfer rates.
PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner,
or other devices.
RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network
(LAN) through a network hub.
Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or
other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack
becomes Rear Speaker Out.
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