User`s guide
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
This motherboard has an LGA775 socket for the latest Intel ®Core
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2 Duo/
Pentium D/Pentium 4/ Celeron D processors with Hyper-Threading Technology
and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1066/800/533 MHz. Hyper-Threading
Technology, designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows
XP, gives you the power to do more things at once.
It integrates the VIA P4M890 Northbridge and VT8237R Plus Southbridge that
supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop
PCs; the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing Universal
Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0. It supports AC’ 97 Audio Codec and
provides Ultra DMA 133/100/66 function. It has one PCI Express x16, one CNR
and three 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2
ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one parallel port, one VGA port,
one LAN port (optional), three audio jacks for Line-in, Line-out and Micro-
phone, four back-panel USB 2.0 ports and onboard USB headers providing extra
ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard.
It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for a micro ATX
power supply.
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
LGA775 Socket
• Supports the latest Intel ®Core
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2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron
D Series processors with Hyper-Threading Technology
• Supports up to 1066/800/533 MHz Front-Side Bus
Hyper-Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s
hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both
on separate ‘logical’ processors within the same physical processor.
Chipset
There are VIA P4M890 Northbridge and VT8237R Plus in the chipsets in
accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability
and performance.
• High Performance Northbridge with 1066/800/533 MHz FSB for Intel
®Core
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2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D processors
• V-link 533 MB/s high bandwidth North/South Bridge interconnect
• Integrated UniChrome Pro 3D/2D Graphics & Video Controller
• Advanced 64-bit DDR2 533 SDRAM controller