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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
Note: Hyper-Threading
technology enables the operating system into
thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be
run in parallel, both on separate ‘logical’ processors within the same
physical processor.
LGA775 Socket Processor
•
Supports the latest
* Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Quad/Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Duo/
Pentium
®
4/Celeron
®
D
processors with
Hyper-Threading Technol-
ogy
•
Supports up to
1066 MHz
Front-Side Bus
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
It is a
Micro
ATX
motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power
supply.
It integrates the P4M900 CD Northbridge and VT8237S Southbridge
that
supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop
PCs; the built-in
USB 2.0
providing higher bandwidth, implementing
Universal
Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
and is compliant with
UHCI 1.1
and
EHCI 1.0
. It supports
High Definition Audio Codec
and provides
Ultra
DMA
133
/100/66
function. It has one
PCI Expressx16
, one
PCI Expressx1
and
two 32-bit
PCI
slots. There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for
mouse and keyboard,
ο
ne serial port, one VGA port, one LAN port (optional),
four back-panel USB 2.0 ports and Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-
out and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended
USB Module to the motherboard.
This motherboard has a
LGA775
socket
for latest
* Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Quad/
Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Duo/Pentium
®
4/Celeron
®
D
processors with
Hyper-
Threading
Technology
and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to
1066 MHz
.
Hyper-Threading Technology, designed to take advantage of the multitasking
features, giving you the power to do more things at once.
“ * ”
stands for this motherboard is ready to support Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Quad
processor Q6700 (G0) and below.
