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Chapter 1: Introduction
PCI standard is clearly defined to ensure complete compatibility. A
PCI add-on card available today will work in any PC-compliant sys-
tem in the future. The PCI add-on card interface is processor inde-
pendent. This will enable an efficient transition to future processor
generations and use with multiple processor architecture.
In addition to the security of a true standard, PCI add-on cards fea-
ture auto-configurability for easy integration. The user-friendly BIOS
automatically allocates system resources for add-on cards and con-
figures hard disk, memory, and other peripherals. No more
hassles with settings, jumpers, or switches. Just plug in the card
and go (Plug and Play or PnP).
The motherboard’s eight 32-bit slots with industry standard PCI de-
sign have a very high performance capability that provides an ideal
system board solution for a wide range of demanding applications;
such as networking multiuser environments, computer aided
design (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-
aided engineering (CAE), database management, desktop publish-
ing, image processing, and artificial intelligence. The
motherboard’s additional three ISA slots provide standard 16-bit
compatibility for AT-type add-on card expansion.
Figure 1-1 shows the layout of the SUPER P6DNH/P6DNH2
motherboard. Figure 1-2 shows the architecture of the SUPER
P6DNH/P6DNH2 motherboard.
