EPOX AMD Socket et A Processor based AGP (8X) mainboard, User Manual

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Introduction
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IEEE1394 (Optional)
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus developed by Apple Instruments that allows
users to connect up to 63 devices to the serial bus on a PC. IEEE is sometimes called
the IEEE 1394 standard, the i.Link connector, FireWire, and the High Performance
Serial Bus (HPSB).
IEEE 1394 provides transfer rates up to 400Mbits/sec. IEEE 1394 provides enhanced
PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, storage
peripherals, portable devices such as digital cameras, and inter-PC communications.
IEEE 1394 supports hot swapping, multiple speeds on the same bus, and isochro-
nous data transfer providing much needed bandwidth for multimedia operations.
Serial ATA (Optional)
The evolutionary serial ATA interface replaces the standard parallel ATA physical
storage interface. The serial ATA specification provides scalability and allows
future enhancements to the computing platform. Serial technology overcomes
performance limits of parallel interface architecture, meeting the escalating need for
faster data throughput in servers and storage devices.
Serial ATA is backward compatible with current software and runs on existing
architecture without modification. The serial ATA interface cable requires lower
voltages and uses smaller cable connectors, providing ease of installation. You can
easily upgrade storage devices that are compatible with the serial ATA interface
specification. Serial ATA supports all ATA and ATAPI devices, including high
capacity removable devices, optical devices, tape storage devices, and zip drives.
Serial ATA is completely software compatible with parallel ATA, requiring no
modification to your operating system.