Asus P5ND2-SLI Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.11.3.1
1.3.11.3.1
1.3.1
Product highlightsProduct highlights
Product highlightsProduct highlights
Product highlights
Latest processor technology Latest processor technology
Latest processor technology Latest processor technology
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array
(LGA) socket designed for the Intel
®
Pentium
®
Processor Extreme Edition,
Intel
®
Pentium
®
D, Intel
®
Pentium
®
4, and Intel
®
Celeron
®
processor in the
775-land package. The motherboard supports Intel
®
processors with 1066/
800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the
Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel
®
Dual-Core Technology and is fully
compatible with Intel
®
05B/05A and 04B/04A processors. See page 2-6
for details.
NVIDIANVIDIA
NVIDIANVIDIA
NVIDIA
®®
®®
®
Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel
Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel
Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel
®®
®®
®
Edition Edition
Edition Edition
Edition
The NVIDIA
®
nForce4
®
Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel
®
Edition
technology allows two graphics processing units (GPUs) in a single system.
This technology takes advantage of the PCI Express™ bus architecture and
features intelligent hardware and software solutions that allows multiple
GPUs to work together and achieve exceptional graphics performance. See
Chapter 6 for details.
IntelIntel
IntelIntel
Intel
®
Dual-Core Technology CPU support Dual-Core Technology CPU support
Dual-Core Technology CPU support Dual-Core Technology CPU support
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 2-6 for details.
IntelIntel
IntelIntel
Intel
®®
®®
®
EM64T EM64T
EM64T EM64T
EM64T
The motherboard supports Intel
®
processors 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.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStepEnhanced Intel SpeedStep
Enhanced Intel SpeedStepEnhanced Intel SpeedStep
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST) Technology (EIST)
Technology (EIST) Technology (EIST)
Technology (EIST)
The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST) intelligently manages
the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core
frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power
requirement. See Appendix for details.