1.4Motherboard overview

Before you install the P4GE-V 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 P4GE-V motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-7.

1.

ATX 12V connector

19.

AGP slot

2.

CPU socket

20.

PS/2 mouse port

3.

North Bridge controller

21.

Parallel port

4.

DDR DIMM sockets

22.

RJ-45 port (optional)

5.

ASUS EZ Plug™ 12V connector

23.

Line In jack

6.

ATX power connector

24.

Line Out jack

7.

Floppy disk connector

25.

Microphone jack

8.

IDE connectors

26.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

9.

South Bridge controller

27.

Video port

10.

Speech controller

28.

Serial port

11.

Flash ROM

29.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

12.

Standby power LED

30.

Keyboard port
13.ASUS ASIC14.Super I/O controller15.PCI slots16.Audio CODEC17.LAN controller (optional)18AGP warning LED

See page 1-8 for the specifications of each component. Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components.

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