1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The P4B266-C motherboard supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 478/ Northwood Processor via a 478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor utilizes the advanced 0.18 micron processor core in FC-PGA2 package for a 2.0GHz frequency, while the Northwood processor uses the 0.13 micron processor core with 512KB L2 cache for up to a speedy 2.4+GHz frequency. Pentium 4 offers optimized performance for audio, video, and Internet applications. See page 2-4.

DDR memory support

Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the P4B266-C motherboard supports up to 2GB of system memory using PC2100/1600 DDR DIMMs. The ultra-fast 266MHz memory bus doubles the speed of the PC133 SDRAM to deliver the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. See page 2-10.

PCI-based HRTF 3D positional audio (on audio models only)

Audio models include the C-Media CMI8738 audio chip with high speed PCI V2.1 bus controller. This audio controller supports the legacy audio SBPRO™ , FM emulator/DLS Wave music synthesis, and HRTF 3D positional audio functions. The audio controller also meets PC ’99 requirements and supports the 24-bit Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) In (0.5V~5V) and S/PDIF Out (44.1K and 48K formats) module. Experience 5.1-channel surround sound and enhanced 3D audio while playing DVDs and computer games. See pages 1-7 and 2-31.

Onboard LAN (on LAN models only)

The motherboard incorporates the RealTek RTL8100 LAN controller to support 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet networking.

AGP burn-out protection

An AGP warning LED is onboard to serve as a smart burn-out protection for the motherboard. This LED prevents you from powering up the system if you installed any AGP card that is not supported by the motherboard. See pages 1-6 and 2-3 for details.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction