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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The P4B533-M motherboard supports the latest Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Processor
via a 478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor with 512KB
L2 cache on 0.13 micron process features the Intel
®
NetBurst™ micro-
architecture that includes hyper-pipelined technology, a rapid execution
engine, a 533MHz system bus, and an execution trace cache to offer a
significant increase in performance. See page 2-4 for more information.
DDR memory support
Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the P4B533-M
motherboard supports up to 2GB of system memory using PC2100/1600
DDR DIMMs. The ultra-fast 266MHz memory bus doubles the speed of the
PC133 SDRAM to deliver the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics,
multimedia, and Internet applications. See page 2-10.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 to a
fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. The higher bandwidth of USB 2.0 allows
connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing cameras,
next generation scanners and printers, and fast storage units. USB 2.0 is
backward compatible with USB 1.1. See page 2-24.
NOTICE: The Microsoft USB 2.0 driver has not been officially released as of the
support CD production date. Please download the USB 2.0 driver from the Microsoft
website (www.microsoft.com) to upgrade your USB 1.1 ports to USB 2.0.
IEEE-1394 feature
(on 1394 models only)
The TSB43AB21 controller and a 1394 port are onboard to support up to
400Mbps data transfers.
4-channel digital audio
(on audio models only)
A C-Media CMI9738 audio CODEC is onboard to support AC ‘97 2.2
specifications. This feature allows 4-channel audio connections ideal for
PC‘99-compliant home entertainment PCs.
Onboard LAN
(on LAN models only)
The motherboard supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX networking via the
onboard Intel 82562ET LAN PHY that connects to the south bridge (ICH4).