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Processor
The mainboard includes a mPGA Socket 478 that
has the following features:
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Supports up to a 400/533 MHz (133 MHz QDR) front side
bus (FSB)
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Accommodates Intel Pentium 4 processors
Chipset
The chipset on includes the P4X333 Northbridge and
VT8235 Southbridge which are based on an innovative and scal-
able architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of
the chipset’s advanced features are:
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High performance Northbridge with 533 MHz Front Side
Bus for Pentium 4
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64-bit Advanced ECC Memory controller supporting
PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAM
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Combines with VIA VT8235 V-Link Southbridge for inte-
grated LAN, Audio and ATA133 IDE
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Supports 266 MHz 4x and 133 MHz 2x transfer modes for
AD and SBA signaling
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AGP v2.0 compliant with 4x transfer mode compliant
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DRAM interface pseudo-synchronous with host CPU
(100/133 MHz) for most flexible configuration
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Supports 66 MHz V-Link Client interface with peak band-
width of 266 MB/sec
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Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller with 1 / 10 / 100 Mbit
capability
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PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132 Mbyte/s
(data sent to north bridge via high speed V-Link Interface)
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USB v2.0 and Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI)
v2.0 compatible
Additional features include support for six USB ports, an AC 97
link for audio and modem, hardware monitoring, and
ACPI/OnNow power management.
Memory
The mainboard accommodates three 184 pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM
sockets with a total capacity of 3 GB (registered)/1.5 GB (un-
buffered).
AGP
The includes a 4xAGP slot that provides four times
the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. AGP technol-
ogy provides a direct connection between the graphics sub-
system and memory so that the graphics do not have to com-
pete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus.
AC’ 97 Audio
Codec
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Compliant with AC’97 (Rev 2.2) CODEC, meet PC2001
requirements
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Analog switch for Rear-out share the Line-in jack and
Center/Bass share the MIC jack to output 6 channels
audio
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Built-in earphone buffer and internal PLL
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Digital S/PDIF IN/OUT support
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