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Introducing the Motherboard
Onboard LAN (optional)
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 slots for Graphic Interface
• One PCI Express x1 slot
• Two 32-bit PCI v2.2 compliant slots
• One IDE connector that supports two IDE devices
• Four 7-pin SATA connectors
Expansion Options
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One optional DVI port
• One optional serial port
• One optional parallel port
• One VGA port
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Integrated I/O
• Supports PCI Express
TM
1.1
• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
Audio
• 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec
• ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate
• Meets Microsoft WLP 3.10 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio
requirements
• Direct Sound 3D
TM
compatible
1.Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2.Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper-
ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50°C.
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for dif
ferent processor clock
speeds.
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Supports PCI Express
TM
1.1
• Integrated 10/100 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support