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1.3 Special features
1.3.11.3.1
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Product highlightsProduct highlights
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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 and
the Intel
®
Pentium
®
D processor with 1066/800/533 MHz Front Side Bus
(FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel
®
Hyper-Threading
Technology and is fully compatible with Intel
®
05B/05A and 04B/04A
processors. See page 2-7 for details.
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Intel
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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 2-7 for details.
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Intel
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955X/ICH7R chipset 955X/ICH7R chipset
955X/ICH7R chipset 955X/ICH7R chipset
955X/ICH7R chipset
The Intel
®
955X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH7R I/O controller
hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The Intel
®
955X
supports up to 8 GB dual-channel DDR2-667/533 MHz, 1066/800 FSB, PCI
Express x16 graphics, and dual-core CPU. The MCH supports the Intel
®
Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) that boosts system performance.
The Intel
®
ICH7R Southbridge integrates four Serial ATA ports enabled
through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to ensure data security and
enable powerful multi-task processing.
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Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT)
Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT)
Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT)
The Intel
®
MPT increases system-level and standard operating performance
by optimizing memory access between CPU and system memory.
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®®
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®
EM64T EM64T
EM64T EM64T
EM64T
The motherboard supports Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 CPUs 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.