Chapter 1. Getting Started; Introduction - Albatron PX915P-2V User Manual

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Introduction

Thanks for choosing PX915P-2V Mainboard. It is based on Intel
and Intel ® ICH6 Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel
FSB (Front Side Bus) 800 MHz.
The PX915P-2V provides four DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets which allowing
you to install 240-pin, unbuffered non-ECC, DDRII 400/ DDRII 533 SDRAMs. It also supports
Dual Channel Technology and allows you installing a total memory capacity of 4 GB.
This mainboard provides two PCI-E x16 interface slots and which up to x16 and x4 modes
can be supported individually. It is recommended that insert a graphics card onto the
PCI-E x16 slot, and insert an expansion card which the interface is capable for PCI-E x16
specification onto the other slot, PCI-E1. This mainboard can support up to four separated
monitors displaying at the same time. In addition, two PCI slots come with this mainboard
and are capable for using with expansion cards.
The PX915P-2V provides one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with
360KB/720KB/1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MB drives. It also has one IDE connector for IDE hard drives
supporting Ultra ATA 66/100/133. Moreover, the onboard comes with Serial ATA feature,
four SATA connectors which the interfaces can provide up to 150 Mbps transmission
speeds.
The onboard AC' 97 sound codec supports high quality 6-channel audio play (Super 5.1
Channel Audio Effect)<See Appendix I> and supports the Sony/Philips Digital Interfaces
(SPDIF) output/input functionality.
There are maximal eight USB2.0/ 1.1 ports can be set on this mainboard.
The PX915P-2V also comes with an onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN chip (1GBLAN is
optional). There is a LAN port on the case back panel that you can directly plug into an
Internet cable.
In addition, this mainboard supports the ABS (Albatron BIOS Security) card (Optional),
which is a small circuit board inserted onto the mainboard providing full backup BIOS
functionality in case of BIOS failure or damage during the BIOS flash <See Appendix III>.
All the information (including hardware installation and software installation) in this
manual are for reference only. The contents in this manual may be updated without
notice. The company will not assume any responsibility for any errors or mistakes within.
Mainboard PX915P-2V
915P Northbridge chipset
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® Pentium ® 4 Prescott Processor with
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