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 bundles the new Serial ATA technology through the SATA interfaces onboard. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to 150 MB/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