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Introducing the Mainboard
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Congratulations on purchasing this mainboard. This mainboard is an ATX
mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed circuit board and measures 304.8 mm x
190 mm. The mainboard is design to support the mPGA Socket 478 Intel P4
Willamette/Northwood processors and the new Intel 845GE chipset.
With system bus speeds up to 400/533MHz, this mainboard represents the
most powerful desktop and cost-effective integrated solution available today.
The mainboard incorporates the 845GE (GMCH) and 82801DB (ICH4) chip-
sets which combines advanced full set of I/O ports, such as dual channel IDE
interfaces, a floppy controller, a high-speed serial port, a VGA port, an
EPP/ECP capable bi-directional parallel port connector, four USB 2.0 (Univer-
sal Serial Bus) connector, a PS/2 keyboard, mouse connectors and audio
jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out. One AGP slot, five PCI local bus
slots and one communication and networking riser (CNR) slot provide ex-
pandability for add-on peripheral cards.
In addition to its excellent performance and stability, the mainboard is highly
suited for Internet and rich multimedia applications, including streaming video
download and are ideal for workstations and high-end home use.
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Compare the mainboard’s package contents with the following checklist:
Standard Items
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One mainboard
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One diskette drive ribbon cable
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One IDE drive ribbon cable
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One auto-install software support CD
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One I/O shield
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Retention module
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This user’s manual