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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
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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
®
4 processor in the 775-land
package. The motherboard supports the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor. The
motherboard also supports the Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology and is
fully compatible with Intel
®
04B and 04A processors.
See page 2-6 for details.
Intel® Dual-Core Technology CPU support Intel® Dual-Core Technology CPU support
Intel® Dual-Core Technology CPU support Intel® Dual-Core Technology CPU support
Intel® 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.
ASUS Hyper-Path Technology ASUS Hyper-Path Technology
ASUS Hyper-Path Technology ASUS Hyper-Path Technology
ASUS Hyper-Path Technology
This unique technology from ASUS optimizes the true potential of the Intel
®
865PE chipset to deliver the highest performance among competing
865PE-based solutions.
Dual-channel DDR400 memory support Dual-channel DDR400 memory support
Dual-channel DDR400 memory support Dual-channel DDR400 memory support
Dual-channel DDR400 memory support
Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the
motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using DDR400/333/
266 DIMMs. The ultra-fast 400MHz memory bus delivers the required
bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications.
Serial ATA technology Serial ATA technology
Serial ATA technology Serial ATA technology
Serial ATA technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA
interfaces and the Intel
®
ICH5. The SATA specification allows for thinner,
more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and
up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate.
AGP 8X support AGP 8X support
AGP 8X support AGP 8X support
AGP 8X support
The AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) VGA interface specification enables enhanced
graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to 2.12 GB/s.