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Introduction
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The graphics flexibility of the built-in Intel
®
Graphics
Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 supports enhanced
2D, 3D and video capabilities. It also support widescreen LCD dis-
plays, accelerated DirectX* 9 3D and PCI Express graphics cards.
The audio jacks at the rear panel will
support 6-channel audio only when the
audio utility is configured to support this function. The mic-in at the
rear will be disabled. Use the front audio’s mic-in jack.
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that
transfers digital audio signals to a device without
having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the
quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted
to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as
a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on
the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal out-
puts to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like
CD recorders.
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant
with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to
3Gb/s, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard
parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.
The Realtek RTL8110SC Gigabit LAN controller
supports up to 1Gbps data transmission.
The system board is equipped with an IrDA connec-
tor for wireless connectivity between your computer
and peripheral devices. The IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specifi-
cation supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1
meter.
The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1
ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth
while USB 2.0 suppor ts 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a
marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your com-
puter and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug
and Play peripherals.
graphics
S/PDIF
5.1-channel audio
SERIAL ATA
gigabit lan
USB
irda
