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Introducing the Motherboard
Onboard LAN (Optional)
The onboard LAN controller provides either of the following features:
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
• Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Controller for PCI Express TM Applications
• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
• Wake-On-LAN and remote wake-up support
• Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller for PCI Express TM Applications
• Integrated 10/100 transceiver
• Wake-On-LAN and remote wake-up support
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One VGA port
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Integrated I/O
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x 16 Slot for Graphic Interface
• One PCI Express x1 Slot
• Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
• One 40-pin IDE connector that support two IDE devices
• One floppy disk drive interface
• Four 7-pin SATA connectors
Expansion Options
The motherboard supports UDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66/33
Mb/s.
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 .