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Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.3 Special features

1.3.11.3.1

1.3.1

Product highlightsProduct highlights

Product highlights

Latest processor technology Latest processor technology

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

800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the

Intel

Hyper-Threading technology and is fully compatible with Intel

04B

and 04A processors. See page 2-7 for details.

IntelIntel

Intel

®®

915G chipset 915G chipset

915G chipset

The Intel

915G graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) and the ICH6R I/O

controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The GMCH

features the Intel

Graphics Media Accelerator 900, an integrated graphics

engine for enhanced 3D, 2D, and video capabilities. The GMCH provides the

interface for a processor in the 775-land package with 533/800 MHz front

side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR/DDR2 at speeds of up to 533 MHz, and

PCI Express x16 graphics card.

The Intel

ICH6R Southbridge represents the sixth generation I/O controller

hub that provides the interface for PCI Express and 8-channel high

definition audio.

Dual display technology support (optional)Dual display technology support (optional)

Dual display technology support (optional)

The integrated graphics engine supports dual display technology and TV

out function through the optional ASUS DVI-ADD2 card. You can show

additional independent display on an LCD monitor, or stretch one type of

content on both VGA and LCD monitors for more workspace. See page

2-23 for details.

Native DDR2-600 support Native DDR2-600 support

Native DDR2-600 support

This motherboard offers native DDR2-600 memory support to ensure

superior system performance. With current processors supporting 800 MHz

FSB, DDR2-600 provides the fastest solution for eliminating system

bottlenecks when running system-intensive applications. See page 2-18 for

details.

S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready

S/PDIF digital sound ready

The motherboard supports the S/PDIF Out function through the S/PDIF

interface on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer

into a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful

audio and speaker systems. See page 2-28 for details.