2.4Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. The socket is designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor in the 478-pin package with 512KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron process. This processor includes the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture that features the hyper-pipelined technology, rapid execution engine, 533/400MHz system bus, and execution trace cache. Together, these attributes improve system performance by allowing higher core frequencies, faster execution of integer instructions, and data transfer rates of 3.2GB/s and 4.2GB/s.

Note in the illustration that the CPU

 

Gold Mark

 

 

 

has a gold triangular mark on one

 

 

corner. This mark indicates the

 

 

processor Pin 1 that should match a

 

 

specific corner of the CPU socket.

 

 

Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!

Notes on Intel® Hyper-Threading technology

1.This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with Hyper- Threading technology.

2.Hyper-Threading technology is supported under Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only. Under Linux, use the Hyper-Threading compliler to compile the code. If you are using any other operating systems, disable the Hyper-Threading Techonology item in BIOS to ensure system stability and performance.

3.For more information on Hyper-Threading technology, visit www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading.

To use the Hyper-Threading technology on this motherboard:

1.Buy an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper-Threading technology. Install the CPU.

2.Power up the system and enter BIOS Setup (see Chapter 4). Under the Advanced Menu, make sure that the item Hyper-Threading Technology is set to Enabled. The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper-Threading techonology.

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