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ASUS P4C800 motherboard user guide 1-9
SATA connectors. These connectors support Serial ATA HDDs using
the thin 4-conductor SATA cables. The HDDs may be configured as
RAID 0 level storage.
South bridge controller. The fifth-generation Intel I/O Controller Hub
(ICH5R) is a subsystem that integrates various I/O functions including
2-channel ATA/100 bus master IDE controller, SATA RAID controller, up
to eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I/O APIC, LPC interface, AC’97 2.3 interface,
and PCI 2.2 interface. The ICH5R also contains the necessary arbitration
and buffering for efficient utilization of these interfaces.
Wi-Fi slot. The Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) slot connects a Wi-Fi
equipment for wireless networking that allows 11Mbps transmission
(with a fallback to 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. Wi-Fi
networks use radio technologies known as IEEE 802.11b (or later) to
provide a fast reliable wireless connectivity.
Super I/O controller. This Winbond Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
provides the commonly used Super I/O functionality. The chipset supports
a high-performance floppy disk controller for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M
floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two standard compatible
UARTs, and a Flash ROM interface. This controller also integrates the
ASIC for PC health monitoring.
PCI slots. These five 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus
master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum
throughput.
Audio CODEC. The AD1985 AC ‘97 2.3 stereo audio CODEC provides
a 6-channel audio capability. The CODEC supports surround sound
output, variable sample rate conversion, analog enumeration
capability, and other major audio technologies for a complete
integrated audio solution.
LAN controller. The 3Com
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3C940 Gigabit PCI LAN controller is a
single-chip solution for LAN on Motherboard (LOM) and Network
Interface Card (NIC) applications. The controller provides a 32-bit
interface and supports 1000/100/10 Mbps data transfer rates.
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.
RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
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