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1 Motherboard Features
This chapter gives an overview of the SE440BX motherboard, including:
• Features
• Components
• Back panel I/O connectors
The remaining chapters explain how to:
• Add or upgrade components like processors or memory
• Use the BIOS Setup program to modify the motherboard’s configuration
• Upgrade the BIOS
Features Summary
• ATX form factor of 12 x 7.75 inches with seven mounting screw holes
• Support for a single Pentium
II processor
66 MHz and 100 MHz host bus speeds
Slot 1 connector
Integrated 512 KB second-level cache
• Three DIMM sockets
Supports up to 384 MB of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) memory
• Intel 82440BX AGPset
PCI/A.G.P. controller (PAC)
PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX4E)
• I/O controller
• Two USB ports
• Intel/Phoenix Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
• Single-jumper configuration
• Onboard Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.) connector
Software drivers and utilities are available from Intel.
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NOTE
For information about Intel motherboards, including technical product specifications, BIOS
upgrades, and device drivers, see “Products” at the Intel World Wide Web site:
http://developer.intel.com/