1.8Central Processing Unit (CPU)

1.8.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. The socket is designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor in the 478-pin package with 512KB L2 cache. This processor supports 533/400MHz front side bus (FSB), and allows data transfer rates of up to 4.3GB/s.

Note in the illustration that the CPU has a

 

Gold Mark

 

gold triangular mark on one corner. This

 

 

mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that

 

 

should match a specific corner of the

 

 

CPU socket.

 

 

Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!

Notes on Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

1.This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with Hyper-Threading

Technology.

2.It is recommended that you install WinXP Service Pack 1.

3.For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, visit www.intel.com/ info/hyperthreading.

To use the Hyper-Threading Technology on this motherboard:

1.Buy an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology. Install the CPU. The board will auto-detect the installed CPU with Hyper-Threading support.

2.Boot the computer.

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