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The AGP design allows the graphics controller to
use part of the main memory when it needs it, for
example, in handling the very large texture maps
required by virtual reality and 3D video games and
applications.
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 Ana-
log 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
The mainboard comes with the following expan-
sion options:
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Three 32-bit PCI slots
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A 4xAGP slot
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A Communication Network Riser (CNR) slot
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One 8/16-bit ISA slot (optional)
•
Two IDE channels and a floppy disk drive
interface
The P6VXM2T 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
•
One LAN port (optional)
•
One serial port
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One VGA port
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One parallel port
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One MIDI/game port
•
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:
•
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.
