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Inexpensive Memory
The board has three DIMM sockets for the installation of 184-pin,
2.5 non-buffered DIMM memory modules. The DIMM memory
modules must be DDR SDRAM memory chips.
4xAGP Graphics Adapter Slot
P6VPA2 includes a 4xAGP slot that 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 graphics 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, and supports 18-bit ADC (Analog Digital Converter)
and DAC (Digital Analog Converter) resolution as well as 18-bit
stereo full-duplex codec with independent and variable sampling
rates. Further features include support for four analog line-level
stereo inputs.
Expansion Options
Five 32-bit PCI slots, an 4xAGP slot, a Communications
Network Riser (CNR) slot, and an Advanced Communications
Riser (ACR) slot provide plenty of expansion potential. The
P6VPA2 support Ultra DMA33/66/100 bus mastering with
transfer rates up to 33/66/100 MB/sec.
Integrated I/O
The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors. The
I/O template on the backplane includes two PS/2 ports for
mouse and keyboard, two serial ports, one parallel port, one
MIDI/game port, two USB ports, and audio jacks for microphone,
line-in and line -out. The board includes two IDE channels and a
floppy disk drive interface.
Keyboard Power on Feature
Using the system BIOS setup program, you can configure the
system to turn on using a keyboard-typed password.