Asus P4B-FX, User Manual

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1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Flash EEPROM. This 2Mb firmware contains the programmable
BIOS program.
CNR slot. This slot is specifically designed for the Communications
and Networking Riser (CNR) card. The CNR supports V.90 analog
modem, six-channel audio, HPNA, USB Hub, and 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TX Ethernet networking.
LAN controller. This RealTek 8100B PCI LAN controller fully
supports 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX networking protocols.
PCI slots. These two 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus
master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum
throughput.
Super I/O chipset. This Low Pin Count (LPC) chipset combines
the commonly used Super I/O functionality and system hardware
monitoring capability. The chipset incorporates event wake-up
feature, floppy disk controller, keyboard/mouse controller, a parallel
port, two enhanced serial ports (one with infrared support), and a
MIDI interface compatible with MPU-401 UART mode.
Audio CODEC. This AC ‘97 audio codec provides stereo analog
I/O on the motherboard and peripheral devices to deliver high
quality audio to PC-connected speakers, headphones, and
microphones. The codec includes analog-to-digital and digital-to-
analog sample rate converters, as power amplifiers and
programmable gain blocks.
Microphone jack. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone.
Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or
other audio sources.
Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or
a speaker.
Game/MIDI connector. This connector supports a joystick or a
game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or
editing audio files.
ATX 12V connector. This power connector connects the 4-pin 12V
plug from the ATX 12V power supply.
Serial ports. These two 9-pin COM1/COM2 ports are for pointing
devices or other serial devices.
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