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Expansion
The mainboard comes with the following expansion options:
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Options
Four 32-bit PCI slots
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One ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) slot (optional)
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Two IDE connectors which support four IDE channels and
a floppy disk drive interface
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One onboard LAN (optional) chip and LAN port on top of
the USB port
The P6VEMD supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer
rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.
Integrated I/O
The mainboard 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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One VGA port
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One parallel port
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One MIDI/game port
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One LAN port
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Two USB ports
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Onboard LAN
The Realtek RTL8100B is a highly integrated and cost-
(optional)
effective single-chip 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller. It is
enhanced with an ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Inter-
face) management function for PCI in order to provide efficient
power management for advanced operating systems with
OSPM (Operating System Directed Power Management).
BIOS
This mainboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to config-
Firmware
ure 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 and memory timing
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CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different
processor clock speeds.
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There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard com-
plies with the specifications for the micro-ATX system case. Some features on
the mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to
indicators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case supports
all the features required. The mainboard can support one or two floppy disk-
ette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your case has sufficient
power and space for all the drives that you intend to install.
Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that
the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge
of the mainboard.
This mainboard has a micro-ATX form factor of 220 x 240 mm. Choose a case
that accommodates this form factor.
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