Onboard LAN
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Integrated 10/100/1000 Base-T Transceiver
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Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps IEEE 802.3 compliant
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IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
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One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface
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Three PCI Express x1 slots
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Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
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One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices
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Six 7-pin SATA connectors
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/
100/66/33 Mb/s.
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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One Serial port
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Four USB ports
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One LAN port
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6-ch line-out
BIOS Firmware
The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
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Power management
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Wake-up alarms
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CPU parameters
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CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper-
ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50
Introducing the Motherboard
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