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Introducing the Motherboard
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Power management
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Wake-up alarms
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CPU parameters
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CPU and memroy timing
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change with-
out prior notice.
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses Insyde BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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One serial port
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One parallel port
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One VGA port
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Four USB ports
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One LAN port (optional)
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
The motherboard supports UltraDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/66 MB/s.
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
Expansion Options
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One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphic Interface
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One PCI Express x1 slot
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Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
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One 40-pin IDE low profile header that support two IDE devices
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One floppy disk drive interface
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Four 7-pin SATA connectors
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Two-Wire Serial Interface (TWSI) for VPD EEPROM
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Compliant wtih PCI Express base specification 1.1a
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Compliant to 802.3x flow control
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Supports IEEE 802.1p and 802.1q
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Compliant with 10/100 IEEE 802.3
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Support WOL power management and ACPI 2.0 specification
Onboard LAN (Optional)
This motherboard may support either of the following LAN chipset:
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Two-Wire Serial Interface (TWSI) for VPD
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Compliant wtih PCI Express base specification 1.1
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Compliant to 802.3x flow control
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Supports IEEE 802.3u/ab, 802.1p and 802.1q
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Compliant with 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.3
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Support WOL power management and ACPI 2.0 specification
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