1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The P4SDR-VM 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 process features the Intel® NetBurst™ microarchitecture that includes hyper-pipelined technology, a rapid execution engine, a 100MHz system bus, and an execution trace cache to offer a significant increase in performance. See page 2-4 for more information.

Digital audio interface (on audio models only)

A digital audio connector is onboard to accommodate a Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) Out module, which supports coaxial interfaces. Experience 5.1-channel surround sound and enhanced 3D audio while playing DVDs and computer games.

Smart Card Reader support

An interface connector for the Smart Card Reader comes onboard to support the cutting-edge technology for increased security in authenticating online transactions and editing IC-based information.

UltraATA/133 bus master support

The motherboard comes with dual-channel IDE connectors to support up to four IDE devices. Supported devices include UltraDMA/133/100/66/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master IDE Mode 2, and enhanced IDE devices such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, and LS-120 drives.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction