1.1System Features

The ASUS AP130 Server is a stylish tower chassis that accommodates the ASUS P4B-MX motherboard. The server is powered by Intel® Pentium® 4 478/Northwood processor, and supports the latest I/O, audio, and video technologies through the chipsets embedded on the motherboard.

Following are highlights of the server’s many features.

•Processor: Support for Intel Pentium 4 processor with 512KB L2 cache and speeds of up to over 2GHz

•Memory: Three DIMM sockets support up to 3GB of system memory using PC133/PC100 DIMMs

•System Chipset: Intel 845 (Brookdale) chipset composed of Intel Memory Controller Hub (MCH). The MCH along with the south bridge Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) are interconnected through the Intel proprietary Hub interface. The MCH provides the processor interface, system memory interface, AGP interface, and Hub Interface.

•LAN Chipset: Intel 82562ET is a highly integrated Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device that allows 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX networking capabilities, and provides the LAN solution to perform high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus.

•Storage: Four external bays that support two optional 5.25-inch IDE hot-swap drives, one 52X CD-ROM, and 1.44MB floppy drive; internal 3.5-inch drive bays available for two additional IDE drives

•Expansion: Three PCI expansion slots, one AGP 4X slot

•Power Supply: 200-watt ATX power supply with a 115Vac/230Vac voltage selector switch

•Security: Equipped with security chassis keylock

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Chapter 1: System Overview