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Chapter 1: Introduction
Expansion Slots
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One CNR slot
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One 8x AGP slot
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Five 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface
Onboard IDE channels
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Two IDE Connectors
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Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA
(Direct Memory Access) modes
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Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates
of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec
Serial ATA
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Two Serial ATA Connectors
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Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with
scalability to higher rates
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Low pin count for both host and devices
AC97 Codec
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6- channel and compliant with Intel
AC’97 (REV. 2.3)
Spec, meeting with Microsoft
PC2001 requirements
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Advanced power management and power saving capabili-
ties.
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Stereo Line-in function shared with Surround out.
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High quality pseudo-differential analog CD Audio input.
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S/PDIF Input support: S/PDIF In is featured with interrupt,
auto-lock, anti-noise, and anti-distortion functionalities
support.
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Valuable add-on software technology: Support most industry
standards of PC 3D sound and unique karaoke function
support featured with microphone echo, key shifting, and
vocal cancellation.
