1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4SP-MX motherboard!

The ASUS P4SP-MX 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 P4SP-MX package for the following items.

ASUS P4SP-MX motherboard

Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm)

ASUS P4SP-MX series support CD

9-pin COM cable

80-conductor UltraDMA 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

1.3.1 Product highlights

Intel® Prescott CPU support

The motherboard comes with a 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor and 512/256KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron process. This motherboard supports 533/400 MHz system front side bus that allows 4.3GB/s and 3.2GB/s data transfer rates, respectively. The P4SP-MX also supports the next-generation Intel® Prescott CPU and the Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology. See page 1-8.

SiS651/962L chipset

Embedded in this motherboard is the SiS651/962L chipset that integrates various SiS-developed technologies to ensure an efficient and reliable computing performance.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction