Computer Hardware User Manual
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1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array
(LGA) socket designed for the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor in the 775-land
package. The motherboard supports the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor with
1066/800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports
the Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel
®
05B/05A or 04B/04A processors. See page 2-7 for details.
Intel
®
Dual-Core Technology CPU support
The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical
CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful
processing capability.
Intel
®
EM64T
The motherboard supports Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 CPUs with the Intel
®
Extended
Memory 64 Technology (EM64T). The Intel
®
EM64T feature allows your
computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of
system memory for faster and more efcient computing. See Appendix for
details.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST)
The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST) intelligently manages
the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core
frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power
requirement. See page 4-24 and the Appendix for details.
Intel
®
945P chipset
The Intel
®
945P Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH7 I/O controller
hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The MCH provides
support for Intel
®
processor, dual-channel memory, and PCI Express
interfaces.
The Intel
®
ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I/O
controller hub that provides the interface for storage, I/O, PCI Express, and
6‑channel high denition audio system.