Asus P4SP-MX Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying the ASUS
®
P4SP-MX motherboard!
The ASUS
P4SP-MX motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest
technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality
motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the
items in your package with the list below.
1.2 Package contents
Check your P4SP-MX package for the following items.
ASUS P4SP-MX motherboard
Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm)
ASUS P4SP-MX series support CD
9-pin COM cable
80-conductor UltraDMA cable
Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inch floppy drive
I/O shield
Bag of extra jumper caps
User Guide
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Intel
®
Prescott CPU support
The motherboard comes with a 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)
socket for the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor and 512/256KB L2 cache on 0.13
micron process. This motherboard supports 533/400 MHz system front side bus
that allows 4.3GB/s and 3.2GB/s data transfer rates, respectively. The P4SP-MX
also supports the next-generation Intel
®
Prescott CPU and the Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology. See page 1-8.
SiS651/962L chipset
Embedded in this motherboard is the SiS651/962L chipset that integrates various
SiS-developed technologies to ensure an efficient and reliable computing
performance.