2.FEATURES

2.1.2Connections

•Two CPU Sockets: Socket A (462) for dual AMD Athlon™ MP / Duron™ MP processors.

•PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five Legacy Free PCI slots: three PCI-32bit/ 33MHz and two PCI-64bit/66MHz, (PCI 2.2 compliant. With no ISA, bottle- necks and system memory management issues are eliminated. All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards. (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput.) The MB supports Concurrent PCI, which al- lows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master bus to the memory and processor.

•IDE Connectors: Dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support up to four Ultra DMA/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices like two HDDs, one DVD and an R/W CD.

•AGP Pro Slot: Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that supports AGP cards for high performance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical applications using a 4X mode bus.

•Floppy Disk Connector: Supports the floppy disk drive.

•USB Ports: Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports and one header for two more

ports are available for connecting USB devices: mouses, PDAs and scanners.

•Serial Ports: Two 9-pin COM1/COM2 ports are for all serial devices.

•IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for a wireless interface.

•Parallel Port: 25-pin port connects a parallel printer or other devices.

•PS/2 mouse Port: Green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.

•PS/2 keyboard Port: Purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.

•Microphone jack: Pink jack connects a microphone. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack enables Bass/Center audio output.

•Line In jack: Light blue jack connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, this jack enables rear speaker audio output.

•Line Out jack: Lime jack connects a headphone or speakers. In 6-channel mode, this jack enables front speaker audio output.

•Three power Connectors: Standard ATX power supply: +5V/3.3V-180W; the power supply must put out at least 1 Amp on the +5V standby lead (+5VSB); ATX 12V/15 Amp power; and one auxillary power connector.

2. FEATURES

Specifications

ASUS A7M266-D User’s Manual

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