1.4Motherboard overview

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

1.

DDR DIMM sockets

15.

Floppy disk connector

2.

ServerWorks® 64-bit I/O Bridge

16.

ATI Rage-XL VGA controller

 

(CIOB-X2)

17.

PCI-X slots (PCI-X1 to PCI-X5)

 

 

3.

24/20-pin ATX power connector

 

PCI slot (PCI6)

4.

ServerWorks® Grand Champion

18.

Intel® 82551QM Fast Ethernet

 

LE North Bridge (CMIC-LE)

 

controller

5.

DIP switches

19.

LPC super I/O controller

6.

604-pin CPU sockets

20.

Intel® 82544GC Gigabit

7.

8-pin 12V SSI power connector

 

Ethernet controller

 

 

8.

IDE connectors

21.

PS/2 mouse port

 

 

9.

ServerWorks® Champion South

22.

Parallel port

 

Bridge (CSB5)

23.

RJ-45 ports

10.

Ultra-160/320 SCSI connectors

24.

VGA port

11.

LSI® SCSI controller

25.

Serial port

12.

Flash ROM

26.

USB ports 1 and 2

13.

ASUS ASIC

27.

Keyboard port

14.ServerWorks® 64-bit I/O Bridge (CIOB-X2)

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

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Chapter 1: Product introduction