3
Codec
97 2.1 specification, and supports 18-bit ADC
(Analog Digital Converter) and DAC (Digital Ana-
log Converter) resolution as well as 18-bit stereo
full-duplex codec with independent and variable
sampling rates.
Expansion
Options
The mainboard comes with the following expan-
sion options:
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Two 32-bit PCI slots
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A 4xAGP slot
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A Communications Network Riser (CNR) slot
•
Two IDE channels and a floppy disk drive
interface
•
Onboard LAN chip and LAN port on top of the
USB port (optional)
The P4ITM 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
•
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
•
CPU parameters and memory timing
•
CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters
for different processor clock speeds.
