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Congratulations on purchasing this mainboard. This mainboard has a Socket-
478 processor socket for Intel Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front
side bus (FSB) speeds up to 400 MHz.
The mainboard integrates one of the series of SiS650 chipset; SiS650 or
SiS650GL or SiS651 Northbridge and SiS961 (or SiS962) Southbridge chip-
sets that supports built-in AC97 Codec, 2 DDR + 2 SDR modules up to 2GB
system memory, and provide Ultra DMA 33/66/100/(133) function. In addition,
the mainboard integrates a 256-bit 3D/2D Graphics Engine, Video Accelera-
tor and Advanced Hardware Acceleration MPEGI/MPEGII Video Decoder for
the Intel Pentium 4 series based PC systems.
This mainboard is Micro ATX size and has power connectors for an ATX
power supply and measures 244 x 244mm.
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Compare the mainboard's package contents with the following checklist:
Standard Items
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One mainboard
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One diskette drive ribbon cable
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One IDE drive ribbon cable
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Software support CD
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One VGA extension bracket
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The User's Manual
Notice to user:
This manual is provided to accommodate the P4S5MG, P4S5MG/GL and P4S5MG/651
mainboards. To identify the type of mainboard you have, please refer below:
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P4S5MG mainboard incorporates the SiS650 Northbridge and SiS961
Southbridge chipset.
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P4S5MG/GL mainboard incorporates the SiS650GL Northbridge and SiS961
(or SiS962) Southbridge chipset.
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P4S5MG/651 mainboard incorporates the SiS651 Northbridge and SiS961
(or SiS962) Southbridge chipset.
Introducing the Mainboard
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