Core Specifications - Asus P4S8X User Manual

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Core Specifications

The P4S8X motherboard is designed and assembled according to the highest
standards. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances to supply
users the finest componentry available today...
Latest 533MHz P4 Processor Technology: Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478
Northwood/Willamette Processor. The Pentium 4 processor utilizes the
advanced 0.18 micron processor core in FC-PGA2 package for a
2.53+GHz frequency, while the Northwood processor uses the 0.13 micron
processor core with 512KB L2 cache for up to a speedy 2.53+ GHz
frequency and a 400/533 MHz FSB. The P4 offers optimized performance
for audio, video, and Internet applications.
North Bridge Chipset: the SiS
533/400MHz Front Side Bus, and the fastest 333 MHz memory bus.
South Bridge Chipset: the SiS
UltraDMA133/100/66/33 for burst mode data transfer rates up to 133MB/
sec, and USB controller with three root hubs for six USB ports.
PC 2700 (333MHz) / 2100 (266MHz) / 1600 (200MHz) DDR Support:
Equipped with three Double Data Rate Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR
DIMM) sockets to support up to 3GB of DDR DRAM, the newest memory
standard with the highest bandwidth and lowest latency currently available.
This new memory technology increases performance by executing two
actions per clock cycle, supplying data transfer rates up to 2.7 GB/s for
166MHz DDR SDRAM and 2.1GB/s for 133MHz DDR SDRAM.
UltraDMA133 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE
controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two
channels. Supports UltraDMA133/100/66/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus
Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-
ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
Multi-I/O Chipset: The W83697SF chip offers complete support for a variety
of I/O functions. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports
and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can switch
from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. The Super
I/O controller supports a floppy disk drive.
Smart BIOS: 4Mb firmware enables boot block write protection, and HD/
SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection.
Expansion: One AGP 8XSlot, four USB ports, one COM port, one COM
header, six PCI slots, SPDIF digital audio, front audio panel, 1394 header,
smart card header.
Connections: Parallel, PS/2 mouse, PS/2 keyboard, 4 USB, 1394
port(Optional), RJ45 (optional), Microphone/ Line-In / Line-Out
jacks(Optional), Standard ATX, AUX and 12V power.
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648 supports AGP 8X/4X/2X mode,
® 963 integrated peripheral controller supports
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