2.FEATURES

2.1.2Connections

• CPU socket: Socket A (462) for Athlon™ XP / Athlon™ / Duron™ processors.

•PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI slots, (PCI 2.2 compliant) with no ISA. 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 allows 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. The slot is keyed to support only the latest 1.5 volt AGP cards.

•Floppy disk connector: Supports the floppy disk drive.

•USB ports: Six Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA.

•Serial ports: Two 9-pin COM1/COM2 ports are for all serial devices.•IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for a wireless interface.

•Game/MIDI connector. This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games.

•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.•Onboard Power LED: Signals AC power is okay.•Onboard AGP Warning LED: Signals AGP configuration problems.

•ATX power connector. Supplies the MB with ATX power. The power supply must have at least 1A on the +5V standby lead (+5VSB).

2.1.3 Special Features

•ACR-A6CH-Audio Card: 6-Channel audio along with modem connectivity! The ACR-A6CH Audio Communications Riser card does it all! Specially designed as a “super-connector,” the ACR includes two onboard AC’97 audio CODEC chips; together, the chips supply phenomenal fidelity, including the new S/PDIF digital audio format. The ACR-A6CH supports a modem connection and three connectors can supply three sets of speakers for full 6-channel sound. See page 29 and 30 for layout and installation.

2.FEATURES

Specifications

 

 

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