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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 AWARD 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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One 1394a port (optional)
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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:
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Support 10/100/1000 Mbps N-way Auto-negotiation operation
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Supports Wake-On-LAN function and remote wake-up
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Supports LED pins for various network activity indications
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Supports Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)
Onboard LAN (Optional)
The onboard LAN controller provides the following features:
The RS400-A motherboard supports UltraDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of
133/100/66/33 MB/s.
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
Expansion Options
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One PCI Express x16 for Graphic Interface
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Two PCI Express x1
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One AGP Express slot
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Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
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Two 40-pin IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE devices
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One floppy disk drive interface
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Four 7-pin SATA connector
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