A300 Motherboard
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 2
1.1 A300 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................ 3
1.1.1 A300 Applications.............................................................................................. 3
1.1.2 A300 Benefits .....................................................................................................4
1.1.3 A300 Features.................................................................................................... 4
1.2 A300 BOARD OVERVIEW........................................................................................... 5
1.2.1 A300 Connectors................................................................................................ 6
1.2.2 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 7
2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................... 10
2.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................11
2.2 DIMENSIONS .............................................................................................................11
2.2.1 Board Dimensions.............................................................................................11
2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions.............................................................. 12
2.3 DATA FLOW ..............................................................................................................12
2.4 COMPATIBLE PROCESSOR.........................................................................................13
2.4.1 CPU Overview................................................................................................. 13
2.4.2 Supported Processors...................................................................................... 13
2.5 INTEL® 855GME CHIPSET GRAPHICS MEMORY CONTROLLER HUB........................ 14
2.5.1 Intel
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855GME Overview ................................................................................14
2.5.2 Intel
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855GME Memory Support ....................................................................14
2.5.3 Intel
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855GME Internal Graphics Controller................................................. 14
2.5.4 Intel
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855GME Power Management............................................................... 16
2.6 INTEL® 82801DB I/O CONTROLLER HUB (ICH4).................................................... 16
2.6.1 Intel
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ICH4 Overview...................................................................................... 16
2.6.2 Intel
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ICH4 IDE Interface............................................................................... 17
2.6.3 Intel
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ICH4 Compact Flash Interface............................................................. 17
2.6.4 Intel
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ICH4 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) Controller............................................17
2.6.5 Intel
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ICH4 USB Controller............................................................................ 18
2.6.6 Intel
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ICH4 PCI Interface............................................................................... 18
2.6.7 Intel® ICH4 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface................................................... 18
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