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IMPORTANT!
If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “Shared
IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between
the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
2-5-4 AGP Slot
This motherboard provides an AGP Slot, only support the 1.5V 4X AGP VGA card.
Do not use AGP 2X card (3.3V) in this motherboard. It will burn and damage the
motherboard due to Intel® 845 chipset can not support AGP 2X (3.3V).
The AGP Slot also supports AGP Digital Display Card for digital display and TV-out.
IMPORTANT!
Before you plug-in AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully
understood and practiced. If your AGP card has “AGP 4X notch (show
below) please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X (1.5V) not AGP 2X
(3.3V)
AGP SLOT
Example 1:
SiS 305 & ATi Rage 128 Pro AGP card those golden finger is compatible with
2X/4X mode AGP slot, but only can support 2X (3.3V) only. If you install these
cards in Intel® 845 based motherboard it will burn and damage the motherboard.
Example 2:
We also find Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is design for 2X/4X mode AGP
Slot. It can be adjusted the jumper for AGP 2X (3.3V) or AGP 4X (1.5V). But the
factory default setting is 2X (3.3V). If you install this AGP card in motherboard
without change the jumper setting to 4X (1.5V), it will burn the motherboard.
2-6 Connectors, Headers
2-6-1 Connectors
(1) Power Connector (20-pin block) : ATXPWR
ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 20-pins connector that usually comes
with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary switch that
connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not
come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this
switch again will turn off the power to the system board.
2x notch
4x notch