13Onboard LED. This onboard 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.

14PCI slots. These 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum output.

15S/PDIF connector. This header connects to the S/PDIF bracket. (optional)

16Audio CODEC. The Realtek 6-channel CODEC is an AC’97 compliant audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems.

17LAN chip. The MCP integrated NVIDIA® MAC + Realtek 8201BL PHY Fast Ethernet controller allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

18AGP Slot. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot only supports 1.5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications.

19PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.

20Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.

21RJ-45 port. Using the NVIDIA® LAN 10/100 Mbps fast ethernet controller, this port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

22Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio sources.

23Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker.

24Microphone jack. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone.

25USB 2.0 ports. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA.

26Serial ports. This port connects to your serial mouse and other serial devices.

27USB 2.0 ports. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA.

28PS/2 keyboard port. This purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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