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/Celeron¨/Pentium¨ D/ Pentium¨ Processor Extreme Edition in the 775-land package 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 and 04B/04A processors. See page 2-7 for details.

Intel¨ Dual-Core Technology CPU support

The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing. See page 2-7 for details.

Intel¨ 975X Express/ICH7R chipset

The Intel¨ 975X Express Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH7R I/O controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The Intel¨ 975X Express is the latest chipset designed to support Dual PCI Express graphics, along with the maximum 8 GB dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 MHz, 1066/800/533 FSB, and dual-core CPU. The MCH also supports the Intel¨ Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) that boosts system performance.

The Intel¨ ICH7R Southbridge integrates four Serial ATA I/II connectors enabled through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to ensure data security and enable powerful multi-task processing.

Intel¨ Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT)

The Intel¨ MPT increases system-level and standard operating performance by optimizing memory access between CPU and system memory.

Intel¨ EM64T

The motherboard supports Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4 CPUs 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.

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