If you have a multitude of USB devices then the Asus P4B 266 is a board you should seriously consider, as it comes with support for both USB 1.1 and 2.0 standards. Add to this a couple of nice design features, well laid out architecture and good performance, and the P4B 266 starts to look like an interesting motherboard.

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Because the 845 chipset doesn't natively support USB 2.0, Asus has implemented USB 2.0 support in the P4B 266 via NEC's D720100A USB 2.0 controller. Since both the 845 and the NEC controllers both support up to four devices, the motherboard can theoretically support up to eight USB root devices!

To accomplish this the P4B 266 ships with two USB ports on the back of the motherboard, a 2-port bracket for the USB 1.1 controller provided by the 845 chipset, and an external 4-port USB 2.0 bracket. Both brackets must be connected to the P4B 266 via headers on the bottom of the motherboard.