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VGA
The P6IEMT includes the onboard Accelerated
Graphic Port (AGP) capability provided by the In-
tel 82815 graphic memory controller hub (GMCH).
A 4xAGP slot provides four times the bandwidth of
the original AGP specification. AGP technology
provides a direct connection between the graphics
sub-system and the processor so that the graph-
ics do not have to compete for processor time with
other devices on the PCI bus.
AC 97 Audio
Codec
The AC 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC
97 2.1 specification, supports 18-bit ADC (Analog
Digital Converter) and DAC (Digital Analog Con-
verter) resolution as well as 18-bit stereo full-
duplex codec with independent and variable sam-
pling rates. Further features include support for
four analog line-level stereo inputs.
Expansion
Options
The mainboard comes with the following expan-
sion options:
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Three 32-bit PCI slots
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One 4xAGP slot
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One Communications Network Riser (CNR) slot
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Two IDE channels and one floppy disk drive
interface
The P6IEMT supports Ultra DMA bus mastering
with transfer rates of 33/66/100 MB/sec.
Integrated I/O
The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and con-
nectors:
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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Two serial ports
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One parallel port
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One MIDI/game port
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Two USB ports
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
BIOS
Firmware
This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables
users to configure many system features including
the following:
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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 memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters
for different processor clock speeds