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2.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.4.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion
Force (ZIF) socket. The socket is designed for the Intel
Processor in the 478-pin package with 512KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron
process. This processor includes the Intel
that features the hyper-pipelined technology, rapid execution engine,
533/400MHz system bus, and execution trace cache. Together, these
attributes improve system performance by allowing higher core
frequencies, faster execution of integer instructions, and data transfer
rates of 4.2GB/s and 3.2GB/s.
Note in the illustration that the CPU
has a gold triangular mark on one
corner. This mark indicates the
processor Pin 1 that should match a
specific corner of the CPU socket.
Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and
severely damage the CPU!
Notes on Intel
1. This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with Hyper-
Threading Technology.
2. Hyper-Threading Technology is supported under Windows XP and
Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only. Under Linux, use the
Hyper-Threading compliler to compile the code. If you are using any
other operating systems, disable the Hyper-Threading Techonology
item in BIOS to ensure system stability and performance.
3. It is recommended that you install WinXP Service Pack 1.
4. Make sure to enable the Hyper-Threading Technology item in BIOS
before installing a supported operating system.
5. For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, visit
www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading.
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Hyper-Threading Technology
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Pentium
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NetBurst™ micro-architecture
Chapter 2: Hardware information
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Gold Mark
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