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AB52 mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high perfor-
mance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package.
2.1 Specifications
CPU Support
Intel Pentium 4/Celeron, 478-pin processors with 400 MHz FSB.
Chipset
Features Intel i82845 (MCH) N.B. and Intel 82801BA (ICH2) S.B..
CPU FSB Configuration
Soft-configuration FSB (The FSB speed is software configurable from 100MHz
to 160MHz).
On Board Channel Hardware Audio Controller
The AC' 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC'97 2.2 specification, and
supports 18-bit ADC(Analog Digital Converter) and DAC(Digital Analog
Converter) resolution as well as 18-bit stereo full-duplex codec with indepen-
dent and variable sampling rates.
Versatile Memory Support
This mainboard can accommodate 2.5V DDR SDRAM. It accommodates
two unbuffered 2.5V 184 pin slots with total maximum capacity of 2GB.
Expansion Slots
Provides one 32-bit AGP slot which supports 4X AGP devices.( support 1.5V
only)
Provides six 32-bit PCI slots.
4 USB Interface Onboard
2 X USB connectors on back-panel and one sets of dual USB ports headers
on mid-board.
I/O Interface
Provides a variety of I/O interfaces:
1 X Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB
format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360K or 1.2MB format.
1 X PS/2 mouse connector.
2 FEATURES