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Introducing the Mainboard
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Congratulations on purchasing the MS9017C mainboard. The
MS9017C mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer
printed circuit board and measures 304 mm x 244 mm. The
mainboard features a mPGA478 socket that accommodates
Intel Pentium 4 processors supporting system speeds up to
400 MHz and data bus bandwidths up to 3.2 GB/s.
The MS9017C incorporates the Intel i82845 (MCH) and the
Intel 82801BA (ICH2) chipsets, which supports 3.3V DIMM
DRAM, 2X/4X AGP (1.5V only), and the AC 97 codec.
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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 and bracket
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One IDE drive ribbon cable and bracket
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One auto-install software support CD
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Retention modules (already mounted on the board)
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This
user’s
manual