1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product hi ghli ghts

Support I ntel ® 65nm Si ngl e-Core CPU

This motherboard support Intel® single-core 65nm, Intel® Pentium® 4, and Intel® Celeron® processors. ASUS motherboard is the ideal solution to enhance the performance of new generation processors.

Latest processor technol ogy

The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 or Intel® Celeron® 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. See page 1-9 for details.

I ntel ® 915PL

The Intel® 915PL chipset provides the interface for a processor in the

775‑land package with 533/800MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR at speeds of up to 400MHz, and PCI Express x16-lane port for graphics card. The Intel® 915PL GMCH platform is compliant to the Direct Media Interface (DMI) and supports the sixth generation I/O Controller Hub (ICH6).

I ntel ® EM64T

The motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processors with the Intel® EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. See the Appendix for details.

Enhanced I ntel SpeedStep® Technol ogy (EI ST)

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement. See Appendix for details.

S/PDIF di gi tal sound ready

The motherboard supports the S/PDIF Out function through the midboard S/PDIF interface. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into a high- end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems. See pages 1-33 for details.

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