1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4 processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports the Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4 processor with 800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel¨ Hyper-Threading technology and is fully compatible with Intel¨ 04B and 04A processors. See page 2-6 for details.

Intel¨ E7221/Intel¨ ICH6R chipset

The Intel¨ E7221Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and Intel¨ ICH6R I/O controller hub (ICH) provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard.

The MCH provides the processor, dual-channel DDR2 memory, and x8 PCI Express interfaces. The integrated graphics engine supports standard SVGA display. The ICH is a new generation server class I/O controller hub that provides bridging functions for the PCI Express and PCI interface.

DDR2 533/400 memory support

The motherboard supports DDR2 memory, which features data transfer rates of 533/400 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 8.5 GB/s. See page 2-13 for details.

Serial ATA technology

The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces controlled by the Intel¨ ICH6R Southbridge. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. See page 2-26 for details.

Built-in RAID solution

The Intel¨ ICH6R allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 configuration for four Serial ATA connectors. See page 2-26 for details.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction