Asus P4S800D-X 2 x Serial ATA cable, ASUS P4S800D-Xmotherboard, Latest processor technology, Dual Channel DDR memory support, Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4S800D-X motherboard!

The ASUS P4S800D-X motherboard, based on the SIS 655FX chipset, is the first SIS platform supporting 800MHz FSB and dual-channel DDR 400 that 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 P4S800D-X package for the following items.ASUS P4S800D-X motherboard

ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm) ASUS P4S800D-X series support CD

2 x Serial ATA cable

80-conductor UltraATA IDE cable Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inch floppy drive I/O shield

Bag of extra jumper caps User Guide

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

1.3Special features

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 on 0.13 micron processor includes a 800/533/400 MHz system bus, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and the FMB2 power design that allows up to 3.2+ GHz core frequencies for up to 6.4GB/s data transfer rates. See page 1-6.

Dual Channel DDR memory support

Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the P4S800D-X motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using PC3200/PC2700/ PC2100/PC1600 DDR DIMMs. The ultra-fast 400MHz memory bus delivers the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. See page 1-8.

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