1.4Overview

Before you install the P4B266-E motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features to facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades. A sufficient knowledge of the motherboard specifications will also help you avoid mistakes that may damage the board and its components.

1.4.1 Motherboard components

The following are the major components of the P4B266-E motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-7.

1.

ATX 12V connector

25.

PS/2 mouse port

2.

CPU socket

26.

Parallel port

3.

North Bridge controller

27.

RJ-45 port (optional)

4.

DDR DIMM sockets

28.

Line In jack (optional)

5.

ATX power connector

29.

Line Out jack (optional)

6.

AGP warning LED

30.

Microphone jack (optional)

7.

ASUS EZ Plug™ auxiliary +12V

31.

USB 2.0 ports (optional)

 

connector

32.

Serial ports

 

 

8.

Floppy connector

33.

USB 1.1 ports

 

 

9.

IDE connectors

34.

Keyboard port

 

 

10.ASUS ASIC

11.Super I/O controller

12.RAID Ultra ATA/133/100/66 connectors

13.Flash EEPROM

14.DIP switches (DSWMUL)

15.South Bridge controller

16.RAID controller (optional)

17.USB 2.0 controller (optional)

18.CNR slot

19.Onboard LED

20.Audio controller (optional)

21.PCI slots

22.AGP slot

23.LAN PHY (optional)

24.DIP switches (DSWF)

See page 1-8 for a brief description of each component. Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the motherboard components.

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