1.4Motherboard overview

Before you install the P4PE 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 P4PE motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-7.

1.ATX 12V connector2.CPU socket3.North Bridge controller4.DDR DIMM sockets5.ASUS EZ Plug™ 12V connector6.ATX power connector7.Floppy disk connector8.IDE connectors9.RAID Ultra ATA/133 connector (optional)10.South Bridge controller11.Serial ATA connectors12.Speech controller13.Flash ROM14.RAID/IDE/SATA controller15.Standby power LED16.ASUS ASIC
17.Super I/O controller18.IEEE 1394 controller (optional)19.PCI slots20.Audio CODEC (optional)21.LAN controller (optional)22 AGP warning LED23.AGP slot24.PS/2 mouse port25.Parallel port26.RJ-45 port (optional)27.Line In jack (optional)28.Line Out jack (optional)29.Microphone jack (optional)30.USB 2.0 ports 1 and 231.Serial ports32.USB 2.0 ports 3 and 433.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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