Introducing The Motherboard; Introduction - ECS 865GV-M Deluxe Manual

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing 865GV-M Deluxe motherboard of great perfor-
mance and with enhanced function. 865GV-M Deluxe motherboard carries
a micro-ATX form factor of 244 x 244 mm. It supports Socket 478 Pentium
4/Prescott processors with system bus speeds up to 800/533/400MHz and
"Hyper-Threading" technology for high-end business or personal desktop
markets.
It incorporates chipset of Intel 865GV Northbridge and ICH5 82801EB
Southbridge.
The 865GV (GMCH) Northbridge is designed for use in a desktop system
based on a Pentium 4 processor with 512-KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron
process and the processor code named Prescott. It supports up to two 64-bit
wide DDR data channels and 128-Mb, 256-Mb. 512-Mb technology with
page size from 4KB to 64KB.
The ICH5 Southbridge integrates an Ultra ATA 100 controller, two Serial
ATA host controllers, one EHCI host controller and four UHCI host con-
trollers supporting eight external USB 2.0 ports, LPC interface controller,
flash BIOS interface controller, PCI interface controller, AC'97 digital con-
troller, integrated LAN controller. The southbridge also provide IDE con-
troller which supports Ultra ATA100/66/33.
There is an advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2
mouse and keyboard connectors, COM1, LPT1, VGA port, and four USB
ports, one optional LAN port, and audio jacks for microphone, line-in, and
line-out.
In addition to its excellent performance and stability, the motherboard is
highly suited for Internet and rich multimedia applications, including streaming
video download and are ideal for workstations and high-end home use.
Introducing the Motherboard
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