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1.4 Motherboard overview Before you install the P4BGL-VM 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 P4BGL-VM motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-5. 1. DIP switches 2. ATX 12V connector 3. CPU socket 4. North Bridge controller 5. DDR DIMM sockets 6. ATX power connector 7. Super I/O controller 8. Floppy connector 9. IDE connectors 10. Flash EEPROM 11. South Bridge controller 12. ASUS ASIC 13. Standby power LED 14. Audio CODEC (optional) 15. PCI slots 16. LAN PHY (optional) 17. PS/2 mouse port 18. Parallel port 19. RJ-45 port (optional) 20. Line In jack (optional) 21. Line Out jack (optional) 22. Microphone jack (optional) 23. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 24. Video port 25. Serial port 26. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 27. Keyboard port See page 1-6 for the specifications of each component. Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.4
Motherboard overview
Before you install the P4BGL-VM 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 P4BGL-VM motherboard
as pointed out in the picture on page 1-5.
See page 1-6 for the specifications of each component. Refer to
Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components.
1.
DIP switches
2.
ATX 12V connector
3.
CPU socket
4.
North Bridge controller
5.
DDR DIMM sockets
6.
ATX power connector
7.
Super I/O controller
8.
Floppy connector
9.
IDE connectors
10.
Flash EEPROM
11.
South Bridge controller
12.
ASUS ASIC
13.
Standby power LED
14.
Audio CODEC (optional)
15.
PCI slots
16.
LAN PHY (optional)
17.
PS/2 mouse port
18.
Parallel port
19.
RJ-45 port (optional)
20.
Line In jack (optional)
21.
Line Out jack (optional)
22.
Microphone jack (optional)
23.
USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2
24.
Video port
25.
Serial port
26.
USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4
27.
Keyboard port