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Introducing the Motherboard
Onboard LAN
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of
133/100/66/33 MB/s.
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface
• Two PCI Express x1 slot
• Three 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
• One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices
• One floppy disk drive interface
• Five 7-pin SATA connectors
• Supports PCI Express
TM
1.1
• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One VGA port
• One HDMI port
• One eSATA port
• Six USB ports
• One LAN port
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-ch line-out
BIOS Firmware
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
Memory
• Supports DDR2 1066 (AM2+)/800/667/533/400 DDR SDRAM with
Dual-channel architecture
• Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs
• Up to 2 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 8 GB
Audio
• 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec
• SPDIF Out supports 96K/88.2K/48K/44.1KHz
• Power support: Digital:3.3V; Analog:5.0V
• MAxx Player
TM
from Waves
• Provides single ended CD input with DRM solutions and legacy OS
issues
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated in
the ambiance between 0 and 50°C.