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Introduction
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Connectors
• Two connectors for 4 additional external USB ports
• One connector for IrDA interface
• Two IDE connectors
• One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.88MB floppy
drives
• Two ATX power supply connectors
• One Wake-On-LAN connector
• One Wake-On-Ring connector
• CPU fan and chassis fan connectors
• Two internal audio connectors - AUX-in and CD-in
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices
• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66 and ATA/100 hard drives
• PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up
to 16.6MB/sec.)
• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
• Suppor ts ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP
IrDA Interface
The mainboard is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. It
supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA and ASKIR standard.
USB Ports
The mainboard supports up to 6 USB por ts. Two onboard USB
ports are located at the ATX double deck por ts of the board. The
J17 and J19 connectors on the mainboard allow you to connect 4
more optional USB ports. These optional USB ports, which are
mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as an option.
USB allows data exchange between your computer and a wide
range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.