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Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the P5SD-B+ mainboard. The P5SD-B+
mainboard is the latest generation of socket-7 motherboards with support for an
accelerated graphics port AGP, a high-speed system bus, and onboard PCI IDE
channels with UltraDMA-33 extensions. As a socket–7 board, the P5SD-B+ supports a
wide range of Pentium MMX processors, the Pentium-compatible AMD K5/K6 series,
the Cyrix/IBM 6X86, and the IDT C6 series CPUs. Five expansion slots are available
for add-in cards as well as the AGP slot for a graphics adapter. The mainboard has
dual power connectors and can run using an ATX or an AT power supply. In short, the
P5SD-B+ mainboard delivers powerful entry-level performance and supports a wide
range of inexpensive components.
This chapter contains the following information:
l About the Manual explains how the information in this manual is
organized
l Checklist comprises a list of the standard and optional components that are
shipped with this mainboard,
l Features highlights the functions and components that make this one of
the best value mainboards on the market
About the Manual
The manual consists of the following chapters:
Introduction
Use the Introduction Chapter to learn about the features of the mainboard, and the
checklist of items that are shipped with the package.
Installation
Use the Installation Chapter to learn how to install the mainboard and get your system
up and running.
Setup
Use the Setup Chapter to configure the mainboard for optimum performance.
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