1.4Motherboard Components

Before installing the A7V266-M motherboard, take time to familiarize yourself with its physical configuration: understanding the motherboard makes upgrading easy. Sufficient knowledge of specifications will prevent accidental damage to the board.

 

 

 

Location

Processor Support

Socket A for AMD® Athlon™ and Duron™ Processors

....... 1

 

Feature Setting DIP Switches .........................................

4

Chipsets

VIA® KT266A North Bridge ..............................................

2

 

VIA® VT8233 South Bridge ............................................

14

 

Multi-I/O controller .........................................................

11

 

2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM ..........................

10

Main Memory

Maximum 3GB support

 

 

 

3 DDR DIMM Sockets .....................................................

3

Expansion Slots

2 PCI Slots ....................................................................

18

 

1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 4X Slot

..................

20

System I/O

1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector .......................................

8

 

2

IDE Connectors (UltraDMA/100 Support)

....................

9

 

1

Panel Connector ........................................................

12

 

1

Infrared Connector .....................................................

13

 

USB Headers (Ports 2/3) ..............................................

15

 

1

Parallel Port ................................................................

23

 

2

Serial Ports (COM1/COM2) .......................................

28

 

USB Connectors (Port 0 & Port 1) ...............................

29

 

1

PS/2 Mouse Connector .................................

(green) 21

 

1

PS/2 Keyboard Connector ..........................

(purple) 30

Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitor (Integrated in ASUS ASIC)

....... 7

Special Feature

Onboard LED ..................................................................

6

Audio Features

(on audio models only)

 

 

 

Audio CODEC Controller Chipset .................................

16

 

1 ASUS Front Audio Panel Connector ..........................

17

 

1

Game/MIDI Port ........................................................

24

 

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

MicroATX

 

 

4

Chapter 1: Product introduction