Chapter 1 Introduction; Key Features - PCchips P51G Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel
Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D processors with Hyper-Threading
Technology and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1066 MHz. Hyper-
Threading Technology, designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in
Windows XP, gives you the power to do more things at once.
It integrates the VIA P4M900 Northbridge and VT8237A/VT8237S Southbridge
that supports theSerial ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream
desktop PCs; the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI
1.1 and EHCI 1.0. It supports High Definition Audio Codec and provides
Ultra DMA 133/100/66 function. It has one PCI ExpressX16, one PCI
ExpressX1, one CNR and two 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full set of I/O ports
including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, οne serial port, one parallel
port, one VGA port, one LAN port (optional), four back-panel USB 2.0 ports
and Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6/8-channel (optional) line-out and
onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB
Module to the motherboard.
It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power
supply.

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:
LGA775 Socket Processor
Supports the latest Intel
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Celeron D processors with Hyper-Threading Technology
Supports up to 1066 MHz Front-Side Bus
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Hyper-Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it's
hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in
parallel, both on separate 'logical' processors within the same physical
processor.
Chipset
There are VIA P4M900 Northbridge and VT8237A/VT8237S in the chipsets in
accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability
and performance.
High Performance Host Interface: Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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