Flash ROM. This 4Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS program.
South bridge controller. The Intel® ICH5R is a subsystem that integrates various I/O functions including 2-channel ATA100 bus master IDE controller, SATA RAID controller, up to eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I/O APIC, AC’97 2.2 interface, and PCI 2.3 interface.
13Standby power LED. This LED lights up if there is a standby power on the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices.
14Wi-Fi slot. The Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) slot connects a Wi-Fi wireless networking module that allows 11Mbps transmission (with a fallback to 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. Wi-Fi networks use radio technologies known as IEEE 802.11b to provide a fast reliable wireless connectivity.
15PCI slots. These five 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum throughput.
16Audio CODEC. The ADI AD1985 is an AC’97 CODEC that allows 6-channel audio playback. The audio CODEC provides six DAC channels for 5.1 surround sound, S/PDIF output, AUX and Line In stereo inputs, integrated headphone amplifier, greater than 90dB dynamic range with the jack sense and jack enumeration feature.
17LAN controller. The 3COM 3C940 Gigabit Ethernet is a single-chip solution for LAN on Motherboard (LOM) application. The 3C940 provides a 32-bit interface and supports 1000/100/10 Mbps data transfer rates.
18PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
19Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.
20RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.
21Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out.
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