1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product hi ghli ghts

Latest processor technol ogy

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 1066/800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel® Hyper‑Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel® 05B/05A or 04B/04A processors. See page 2-6 for details.

I ntel ® Core�™ 2�

The motherboard supports the latest �����Intel® Core® 2 processor in the LGA775 package. With the new �����Intel® Core® 2 microarchitecture technology and 1066/800MHz FSB, Intel® Core® 2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world�.

64-bi t CPU support

64-bit computing, the next generation technology to replace current 32-bit architecture, delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access and increased productivity. This motherboard provides excellent compatibility and flexibility by supporting either 64-bit or 32-bit architecture.

Dual Channel DDRII 533

DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR. With initial speeds of 400 and 533MHz, DDR2 memory provides bandwidth up to 4.3GB/s. Doubled by the dual-channel architecture, the widest memory bus bandwidth 8.6GB/s is achieved on this motherboard.

6 Channel Audi o and SoundMax Di gi tal Audi o System

SoundMAX Digital Audio System can output 5.1 channel surround sound and features state-of-the-art DLS2 MIDI synthesizer with Yamaha DLSbyXG sound set, 5.1 Virtual TheaterTM and supports and major game audio technologies including Microsoft DirectXTM 8.0, Microsoft DirectSound 3D, A3D, MacroFX, ZoomFX, MultiDrive 5.1, A3D and EAX. See pages 2-21 to 2-22 for details.

Seri al ATA technol ogy

The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. See pages 2‑24 for details.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction