Introduction
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- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes.
- 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B).
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode.
- 1 IrDA connector for SIR.
- 1 audio/game port.
USB Interface
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The mainboard comes with two optional USB interfaces:
- 6 USB 1.1 ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 4, two with Intel spec & two with MSI
spec).
- 4 USB 1.1 ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2, one regular USB 1.1 port and the other
with USB PC to PC networking function).
Audio
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C-Media CMI8738 / PCI-6ch supports 2/4/6 ch speaker
- 6CH DAC for AC3
®
5.1CH purpose.
- HRTF-based 3D positional audio, supporting DirectSound
TM
3D and A3D
TM
interface.
- Supports 4.1/5.1 speakers, C3DX positional audio in 4/6 CH speaker mode.
- Legacy audio SBPRO
TM
compatible.
- DLS-based wavetable music synthesizer.
BIOS
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The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the pe-
ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
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IDE drive auto configure, Advanced Power Management (APM) 1.2, ACPI
1.0, DMI 2.0, ECC/Parity support, LS120 support, auto enabled onboard
SCSI termintor.
Dimension
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ATX Form Factor: 30.4cm(L) x 24.3cm(W) x 4 layers PCB.
Mounting
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9 mounting holes.
