5
Introducing the Motherboard
Table of Motherboard Components
LABEL COMPONENTS
/Athlon
TM
64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon
TM
64/Sempron
TM
processors
2. CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector
3. DRR2_1~4 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots
4. ATX_POWER Standard 24-pin ATX power connector
5. FDD Floppy disk connector
6. IDE Primary IDE connector
7. SPK Speaker header
8. CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper
9. SATA1~5 Serial ATA connectors
10. PWR_BOT Reset button
11. USB_PWR2 USB Power Select Jumper
12. F_PANEL Front panel switch/LED header
13. RST_BOT Power on button
14. F_USB1~3 Front Panel USB headers
15. COM Onboard Serial port header
16. SPDIFO SPDIF out header
17. CD_IN Analog audio input header
18. F_AUDIO Front panel audio header
19. PCI1~3 32-bit add-on card slots
20. PCIEX16 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics interface
21. PCIE1~2 PCI Express x1 slots
22. NB_FAN Northbridge cooling fan connector
23. SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector
24. USB_PWR3 USB Power Select Jumper
25. USB_PWR1 USB Power Select Jumper
26. ATX12V1
4-pin +12V power connector
Socket for AMD Phenom
TM
II/Phenom
TM
processor (socket AM2+)
1. CPU Socket
This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.