1.4Motherboard 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.

 

 

 

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

 

 

NOTE: Software driver support for the 6-CH audio system is available

for downloading at the ASUS website: www.asus.com

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Chapter 1: Product introduction