ASUS P4P800S-E Deluxe motherboard user guide
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Speech controller. This Winbond speech controller supports the
ASUS POST Reporter™ for configurable vocal POST alerts.
COM2 connector. This 10-1 pin COM2 connector is for an additional
serial port.
South bridge controller. The fifth-generation Intel I/O Controller Hub
(ICH5R) is a subsystem that integrates various I/O functions including 2-
channel DMA 100 bus master IDE controller, SATA controller with RAID
0,1 function, up to eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I/O APIC, SMBus 2.0
controller, LPC interface, AC’97 2.2 interface, and PCI 2.3 interface. The
ICH5R also contains the necessary arbitration and buffering for efficient
utilization of these interfaces.
Standby power LED. This LED lights up if there is a standby
power on the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off
the system power before plugging or unplugging devices.
Wi-Fi slot. The Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) slot connects the ASUS
WiFi-b™ wireless add-on card that allows wireless data
transmission. Wi-Fi networks use radio technologies known as
IEEE 802.11b/g to provide a fast and reliable wireless solution.
IEEE 1394 controller. The VIA VT6307 controller chipset supports
two low power IEEE 1394 connectors to allow 100Mbps, 200Mbps,
and 400Mbps data transfers between the 1394 devices.
PCI slots. These 32-bit PCI 2.3 expansion slots support bus
master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum
throughput.
Audio CODEC. The ADI AD1985 is an AC’97 CODEC that allows
6-channel audio playback.
LAN controller. This CSA 82547EI Gigabit LAN controller provides
faster and more reliable data transmission with lower latency.
PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner,
or other devices.
IEEE 1394 port. This port connects IEEE 1394-compliant devices
like camcorders, VCRs, printers, or digital cameras.
RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network
(LAN) through a network hub.
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