1.4Motherboard Components

Before installing the P4S8X motherboard, take time to familiarize yourself with its configuration.

 

 

 

Location

Processor Support

Socket 478 for Intel® P4™ Processors ..............................

4

Chipsets

SiS®

648 North Bridge .....................................................

5

 

SiS®

963 South Bridge ...................................................

10

 

Serial ATA Controller(Optional) ......................................

17

 

Audio Controller(Optional) .............................................

24

 

Multi-I/O Controller .........................................................

27

 

4Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM ...........................

28

 

Realtek 1394 PHY (Optional) .......................................

31

Main Memory

3 DDR SDRAM DIMM Sockets (3GB) .............................

7

Expansion Slots

6 PCI Slots .....................................................................

23

 

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 8X Slot .......................

9

System I/O

2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA133 Support) ......................

8

 

Promise ATA133 IDE Connector(Optional) ....................

12

 

System Panel Connector ...............................................

14

 

USB Headers (USB_56) ................................................

15

 

Serial ATA Headers(Optional) ........................................

16

 

Floppy Disk Drive Connector .........................................

18

 

Serial (COM2) Header ...................................................

19

 

Game Port .....................................................................

20

 

Smart Card Connector ...................................................

21

 

Infrared Connector .........................................................

22

 

Modem Connector .........................................................

25

 

IEEE 1394 Header(Optional) .........................................

32

 

PS/2 Mouse Connector .....................................

(green) 33

 

Parallel Port ...................................................................

34

 

USB Connectors (Port 1/2) ............................................

39

 

IEEE 1394 Connector ....................................................

40

 

Serial Port (COM1) ........................................................

41

 

USB Connectors (Port 3/4) ............................................

42

 

PS/2 Keyboard Connector ...............................

(purple) 43

Hardware Monitoring

System Voltage Monitor (integrated in ASUS ASIC) .......

11

Special Feature

Onboard AGP Warning LED (Red) ..................................

3

 

Onboard Power-on LED (Green) ...................................

13

Network Feature

Realtek 100/10 Mbps LAN PHYs (Optional)

..................

29

 

RJ45 Connector (Optional) ............................................

35

Audio Features

(on audio models only)

 

 

 

Front Panel Audio Header .............................................

30

 

Audio Connectors ..........................................................

26

 

Line In Connector .......................................

(light blue) 36

 

Line Out Connector ..............................................

(lime) 37

 

Microphone Connector ........................................

(pink) 38

Power

ATX 12V Power Supply Connector ..................................

1

 

AUX12V EZ-Plug Power Supply Connector

....................

2

 

ATX Power Supply Connector .........................................

6

Form Factor

ATX

 

 

 

4

Chapter 1: Product introduction