1.4Motherboard overview

Before you install the P4P800 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 P4P800 motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-7.

1.

ATX 12V connector

15.

PCI slots

2.

CPU socket

16.

Audio CODEC

3.

North Bridge controller

17

Gigabit LAN controller

4.

DDR DIMM sockets

18.

PS/2 Mouse

5.

ATX Power connector

19.

Parallel port

6.

Super I/O controller

20.

RJ-45 port

7.

Floppy disk connector

21.

Line In jack

8.

IDE connectors

22.

Line Out jack

9.

AGP slot

23.

Microphone jack

10.

Serial ATA connectors

24.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

11.

Flash ROM

25.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

12.

South Bridge controller

26.

Serial port

13.

Standby Power LED

27.

S/PDIF output port

14.

WiFi slot

28.

Keyboard port

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

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