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CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Getting Started........................................................1-1
1.1 All-in-One Feature Set................................................1-2
New Features of MEGA III Series................................1-3
SRS..........................................................................1-5
1.2 System Specifications.................................................1-6
1.3 System Configuration..................................................1-8
Front Panel...............................................................1-8
Back Panel...............................................................1-9
Chapter 2. Mainboard Hardware...............................................
2-1
2.1 Mainboard Layout.......................................................2-2
2.2 CPU...........................................................................2-3
2.3 Memory.....................................................................2-3
Memory Speed /CPU FSB Support Matrix....................2-4
DIMM Module Combination......................................2-4
2.4 Power Supply.............................................................2-5
2.5 Front Panel.................................................................2-6
IEEE 1394 Port: J1394-2.............................................2-6
IEEE 1394 Port: J1394-1.............................................2-7
USB Ports.................................................................2-7
Mic-in/Head-Phone....................................................2-8
OPTICAL SPDIF-in....................................................2-8
2.6 Back Panel.................................................................2-9
Serial Port.................................................................2-9
Mouse/Keyboard Connectors......................................2-10
VGA Port..................................................................2-10
RJ45 LAN Jack..........................................................2-11
Audio Port Connectors...............................................2-11
2.7 Connectors.................................................................2-12
IDE Connectors: PIDE1 & SIDE2................................2-12