User`s guide
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D
processors with Hyper-Threading Technology and Front-Side Bus (FSB)
speeds up to 800 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 P4M800 Northbridge and VT8237 Southbridge that
supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and maiinstream
desktop PCs; the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI
1.1 and EHCI 0.95. It supports AC’ 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA
133/100/66 function. It has one 8X AGP, 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 LAN port(optional), one VGA port, three
audio jacks for Line-in, Line-out and Microphone, four back-panel USB2.0 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 an ATX power
supply.
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
LGA775 Socket Processor
• Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron D Series processors
• Supports up to 800 MHz Front-Side Bus and Hyper-Threading
Technology
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 P4M800 Northbridge and VT8237 in the chipsets in accordance
with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and perfor-
mance.
• High Performance UMA North Bridge: Integrated Pentium 4 North
Bridge with 800 MHz FSB support and UniChrome 3D / 2D Graphics
& Video Controllers in a single chip
• Supports Intel 800/533 MHz FSB Pentium 4 and Pentium M processors
and Hyper Threading Technology