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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.4 Motherboard components
Before you install the motherboard, learn about its major components and
available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades. Refer to the
succeeding pages for the component descriptions.
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 (optional)
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 (optional)
24. Line Out jack (optional)
25. Microphone jack (optional)
26. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2
27. Serial ports
28. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4
29. Keyboard port
See page 1-6 for the specifications of each component. Refer to Chapter 2 for
detailed information on the components.