1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The P4P800 motherboard supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor via a 478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor with 512KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron processor includes a 800/533/400 MHz system bus and the FMB2 power design that allows up to 3.2+ GHz core frequencies and Intel® future Prescott CPU. See page 2-4.

Dual Channel DDR memory support

Employing the dual channel Double Data Rate (DDR) memory architecture, the P4P800 motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using PC3200/2700/PC2100 DDR DIMMs. The ultra-fast 400MHz memory bus double the bandwidth to a maximum of 6.4GB/s that delivers the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. See page 2-10.

Serial ATA solution, RAID 0 support

The motherboard supports two interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA (SATA) specification, an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. With the SATA support built-in Intel® ICH5R controller onboard, the motherboard supports RAID 0 configuration using SATA drives. See page 2-25

Ai NET solution

The Ai Series supports Gigabit LAN by integrating the 3COM 3C940 controller, equipped with a unique net-diagnosing utility - VCT (Virtual Cable Tester). VCT intelligently diagnoses and reports cable faults from a remote location up to 100 meters and helps users improve network quality. See page 5-26.

AGP 8X support

AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the next generation VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to 2.12 GB/s. See page 2-18.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction