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1 Motherboard Features
This chapter gives an overview of the SE440BX-2 motherboard, including:
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Features
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Components
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Back panel I/O connectors
The remaining chapters explain how to:
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Add or upgrade components like processors or memory
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Use the BIOS Setup program to modify the motherboard’s configuration
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Upgrade the BIOS
Features Summary
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ATX form factor of 12 x 7.75 inches with seven mounting screw holes
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Support for the following processors:
Intel
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Pentium
®
II processor
Intel
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Celeron
™
processor
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Three DIMM sockets
Supports up to 384 MB of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) memory
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Intel
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82440BX AGPset
PCI/AGP controller (PAC)
PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX4E)
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I/O controller
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Two USB ports
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Intel/Phoenix Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
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Single-jumper configuration
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Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) connector
Software drivers and utilities are available from Intel.
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NOTE
For information about Intel
®
motherboards, including technical product specifications, BIOS
upgrades, and device drivers, see “Products” at the Intel World Wide Web site:
http://developer.intel.com/