User Manual

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Introducing the Motherboard
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot
• One IDE connector that supports two IDE devices
• Two 7-pin SATA connectors
The motherboard supports UDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66/33
Mb/s.
Expansion Options
Integrated I/O
BIOS Firmware
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One parellel port
• One serial port
• One VGA port
• Four USB ports
• Two LAN ports
• Audio jacks for microphone and line-out
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper-
ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50 °C.