Introduction
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Virus Protection
Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system
board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of
your hard disk drive.
1.2 Hyper-Threading Technology Functionality
Requirements
Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your
computer system requires
ALL
of the following platforms.
Components:
CPU - an Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Processor with HT Technology
Chipset - an Intel
®
chipset that supports HT Technology
BIOS - a BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled
OS - an operating system that includes optimizations for HT
Technology
Please refer to Appendix A for information about enabling the
functionality of the Hyper-Threading Technology. For more information
on Hyper-Threading Technology, go to: www.intel.com/info/
hyperthreading.
1.3 Package Checklist
The system board package contains the following items:
þ
The system board
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A users manual
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One card-edge bracket mounted with a serial port
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One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66 or ATA/100 IDE drives
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One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
þ
One Main Board Utility CD
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.
