Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Introductioni
Overview
PlatiniX 2 series of green mainboards utilize Intel® 845 chipset consisting of two compo- nents: the Intel® i845 Memory Controller Hub(Brookdale MCH) and the 82801BA I/O Con- troller Hub2(ICH2), providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective PC/ ATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together with AGP 4X support, AC’97 audio(optional, Upgradable to 6 channels audio with CNR card), integrated LAN(optional), 4 USB ports, and ATA100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at an reasonable price. It provides 400MHz host bus speed to support Intel® Pentium 4 socket
478processors. It also provides advanced features such as Wake up by USB devices, Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Modem, ACPI and Keyboard Password Power-on functions. Suspend to RAM, the optimal implementation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification, makes the PC’s power consumption drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick wakeup. ManageEasy, our system management applica- tion is also supplied to enable remote monitoring and configuration of the system. BootEasy, lets the PC boot freely and rapidly. StepEasy(optional), our new innovation is also supplied to enable you to adjust CPU frequency step by step easily to meet your need.
Key Features
Form factor
#"ATX form factor of 305mm x 224mm
Microprocessor
#"Supports Intel® Pentium 4 socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/1.7/1.8GHz and above #"Supports 400MHz host bus speed
System memory
#"Provides three 168-pin, 133MHz SDRAM interfaces #"Supports PC133 SDRAM
#"Supports up to 384MB using 64Mb technology #"Supports up to 1.5GB using 256Mb technology #"Supports up to 3GB using 512Mb technology
Onboard IDE
#"Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives #"Supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33, PIO mode
#"Implements Write Ping-Pong Buffer for faster write performance
#"Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD ROM drives
Manual for PlatiniX 2 series
