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Expansion
Options
The mainboard comes with the following expansion options:
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Five 32-bit PCI slots
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One 4xAGP slot (support 1.5V only); support ADD card
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One CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot
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Two IDE connectors which support four IDE channels and
a floppy disk drive interface
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One onboard LAN (optional) chip and LAN port on top of
the USB port
The mainboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with trans-
fer rates of 33/66/100 MB/sec.
Integrated I/O
The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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One serial port
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One VGA port
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One parallel port
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Four USB ports
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One LAN port (optional)
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Onboard LAN
(optional)
The Realtek RTL8100B LAN chip is incorporated in the chipset
providing the mainboard with 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet con-
troller and integrated Ethernet PCI LAN capabilities.
BIOS
Firm ware
This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to con-
figure many system features including the following:
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Power management
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Wake-up alarms
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CPU parameters and memory timing
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CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different
processor clock speeds.
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There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard com-
plies with the specifications for the ATX system case. Some features on the
mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indi-
cators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case supports all
the features required. The mainboard can support one or two floppy diskette
drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your case has sufficient
power and space for all the drives that you intend to install.
Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that
the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge
of the mainboard.
This mainboard has an ATX form factor of 304.8 mm x 190 mm . Choose a
case that accommodates this form factor.