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Introducing the Motherboard
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 slots for Graphic Interface
• Three PCI Express x1 slots
• Three 32-bit PCI v2.2 compliant slot
• Six 7-pin SATA connectors
Expansion Options
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Integrated I/O
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One Serial Port
• One LAN port
• Eight USB ports
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6/8-ch (optional) line-out
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
• ECS M.I.B.II BIOS
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated
in the ambiance between 0 and 50
°C.
Onboard LAN
• Onboard PCI-Express LAN controller
• Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet (optional 10/100 Ethernet only
available)
• Support Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up