1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS¨ P4GPL-X motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS P4GPL-X motherboard

 

 

Cables

1 x Serial ATA signal cable

 

1 x Serial ATA power cable

 

1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable

 

Floppy disk drive cable

 

 

Accessories

I/O shield

 

 

Application CDs

ASUS motherboard support CD

 

 

Documentation

User guide

 

 

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with a 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for the Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4 processor in the 478-pin package with 1 MB/512 KB/256 KB L2 cache. This motherboard supports 800/533/400 MHz system front side bus that allows 6.4 GB/s and

4.3GB/s data transfer rates, respectively. The motherboard also supports Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4 processors with Hyper-Threading Technology.

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