Asus P4S8X-MX SiS661GX/964 chipset, 1.1Welcome, 1.2Package contents, 1.3Special features, Cables, Motherboard, Accessories, Documentation, Application CDs

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS¨ P4S8X-MX 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 P4S8X-MX 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

SiS661GX/964 chipset

Embedded in this motherboard is the SiS661GX/964 chipset that integrates various SiS-developed technologies to ensure an efficient and reliable computing performance.

The SiS661GX chipset provides a high performance host interface for the Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4 processor, and supports AGP 8X and DDR400. The SiS661GX features the SiS HyperStreamingª Engine that smartly manages data streams between peripherals, core logic chipsets, front side bus, memory and graphic interfaces. This technology dramatically optimizes and improves the entire computer system performance.

Providing I/O and peripheral support is the SiS964 Southbridge, which integrates various I/O functions including dual-channel ATA133 bus master IDE, USB 2.0/1.1, Ethernet, and audio controllers. The SiS964 provides

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