1.4Motherboard overview

Before you install the P4B533-M 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 Major components

The following are the major components of the P4B533-M motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-5.

1.

ATX 12V connector

20.

PS/2 mouse port

2.

CPU socket

21.

Parallel port

3.

North Bridge controller

22.

RJ-45 port (optional)

4.

DDR DIMM sockets

23.

Line In jack (optional)

5.

ATX power connector

24.

Line Out jack (optional)

6.

Super I/O controller

25.

Microphone jack (optional)

7.

IDE connectors

26.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

8.

Floppy connector

27.

IEEE-1394 port (optional)

9.

Flash EEPROM

28.

Serial port

10.

DIP swtiches

29.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

11.

ASUS ASIC

30.

Keyboard port

12.South Bridge controller

13.AGP warning LED

14.Standby power LED

15.Audio CODEC (optional)

16.PCI slots

17.1394 controller (optional)

18.AGP slot

19.LAN PHY (optional)

See page 1-6 for the specifications of each component. Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction