User`s manual

Introduction
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Expansion Slots
1 AGP slot
5 PCI slots
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system
memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The univer-
sal AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2.13GB/sec. bandwidth
and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics
applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and bet-
ter graphics to your PC.
Onboard LAN Features
VIA 6103 LAN Phy
Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible
PHY
32-bit PCI master interface
Integrated power management functions
Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation
Supports wire for management
Onboard Audio Features
AC’97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
Supports Microsoft
®
DirectSound / DirectSound 3D
AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate
converter for audio recording and playback
S/PDIF-in/out compressed digital output
6-channel audio output