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Overview
Overview
Chapter 1
The new ATX, 478-pin 1stMainboard
®
VC15 supports a full range of the latest
generation Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processors. The leading edge chipset Intel
®
845
MCH was designed for coworking with Pentium
®
4 (up to 2GHz) and
Northwood
®
processor (min 2GHz) in the 478-pin package based on the VRM
9.0 spec and 400MHz.Built using the leading edge technology the Intel
Pentium
®
4 processors provide a significant performance over previous
Pentium
®
III processors. Three (DDR 266MHz) PC-2100 SDRAM sockets al-
low for up to 2GB memory capacity. Support for the Ultra DMA/100protocol
and its high-speed interface further ensures that data transfer speeds are im-
proved, especially for long sequential transfers required by audio/visual ap-
plications. The board also features onboard audio and optional onboard LAN
function.
The 1stMainboard VC15 comes with a versatile range of I/O features such as
2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 1 optional LAN, 1 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
connector, 4 USB connectors, 1 media connector (front audio, Line-in, Line-
out and Mic-in, game/MIDI port). Ample expansion is available through 6 PCI,
1AGP (only 1.5V 4X cards allowed) and 1 CNR to meet the requirement for
enjoying the P4 CPU benefits in internet applicatons, video/3D graphics per-
formance, and so forth. Other key features are Remote On/Off, Auto Power
Failure Recovery, integrated temperature monitoring and system fan control.
Included also is CD Pro with enhanced drivers and the new CD Plus package
containing a few bundled soft-ware solutions such as Norton
®
AntiVirus,
Norton Ghost, Norton Virtual Drive.
Package Checklist
If you discover any item below was damaged or lost, please contact your
vendor.
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The mainboard
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This user manual
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One FDD cable
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One HDD cable
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One ATA/100 cable
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Two software CDs
(CD Pro, CD Plus)