1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor via a

478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor with 512KB L2 cache includes a 800/533/400 MHz system bus and features the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and new power design that allow up to 3.2+GHz core frequencies. See page 2-4 for more information.

The motherboard will also support the next generation Intel Prescott CPU when available.

Dual-channel DDR400 memory support

Employing the dual-channel DDR memory architecture, the motherboard provides a solution that doubles the system memory bandwidth to boost system performance. The motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using PC3200/2700/2100 ECC or non-ECC DDR DIMMs to deliver up to 6.4GB/s data transfer rate for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. See page 2-10.

Intel Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT)

Incorporating the Intel PAT, which is a turbo mode enabled in the Intel 875P to work with DDR 400 memory and boost system performance, the motherboard delivers a new level of performance to beat.

Serial ATA technology

The motherboard supports the new Serial ATA technology through the SATA interfaces and the Intel ICH5R onboard, and allows RAID 0 configuration. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 150MB/s data transfer rate. See page 2-23.

Multi-RAID solution

The motherboard has the Promise® PDC20378 controller to support multi- RAID solution using Serial ATA/150 and Ultra ATA/133 hard disks. The RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), and RAID 0+1 provide a cost-effective high-performance solution for added system performance and reliability.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction