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1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4V8X-X motherboard!

The ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

The P4V8X-X incorporates the Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron processors in 478-pin package coupled with the VIA® P4X533 chipset to set a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution.

Supporting up to 3GB of system memory with PC3200/2700/2100 DDR SDRAM, high-resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot, Serial ATA support, USB 2.0, and 6- channel audio features, the P4V8X-X is your affordable vehicle to enter the world of computing!

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 P4V8X-X package for the following items.

ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard

ASUS P4V8X-X series support CD

UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable

Floppy disk cable

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 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 512KB L2 cache and an 800*/533/400 MHz system bus. The CPU features the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and a new power design that allows up to 3.2GHz core frequencies with support for the Intel® next generation Prescott 533MHz FSB CPU. See page 1-10.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction