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Chapter 1. Getting Started
Introduction
Congratulations on choosing from the PX915PD/PX915GD series of mainboards! The
PX915PD series includes the PX915PD PRO II, PX915PD PRO and PX915PD. The PX915GD
series includes the PX915GD PRO II, PX915GD PRO and PX915GD. These mainboards are
based on the Intel
®
chipset. They also support Intel
frequencies of 533/800 MHz.
With these mainboards you can either use the two DDRII DIMM sockets with 240-pin DDRII
memory or the two DDR DIMM sockets with 184-pin DDR memory. The total memory
capacity for either configuration is 2 GB in Dual-Channel mode.
unbuffered, non-ECC DDRII 533/400 memory or DDR 400/333 (PC3200/2700) memory (for
more details, see the Memory Installation section).
These mainboards provide one 16-lane (x16) PCI-Express slot for use with a PCI-Express
graphics card. This slot can provide 4 GB/s bandwidths in each direction. It also has two
1-lane (x1) PCI-Express slots for additional cards. These slots provide 250 MB/s bandwidths
in each direction. They also provide one AGP extension slot for AGP 8X/ 4X cards.
These mainboards provide a built-in IDE facility (Ultra ATA 66/100) that supports DMA and
PIO modes. These mainboards also have 4 built-in Serial ATA slots capable of 150 MB/s
transfer rates on each channel. The PX915PD (GD) PRO II and the PX915PD (GD) PRO also
include 2 built-in RAID IDE slots (Ultra ATA 133) that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and
JBOD modes.
These mainboards also come with an HD Audio sound codec (Azalia standard compliant),
which supports high quality HD Audio with 8 channel capabilities. Sony/Philips Digital
Interfaces are also supported.
These mainboards support up to 8 USB2.0 ports and also provide an infrared header for
wireless infrared transmissions.
These mainboards come with a LAN chip (Marvell
network connectivity. The PX915PD (GD) PRO II comes with a secondary LAN chip (VIA
VT6105 LAN controller) which provides an additional back panel LAN port capable of
10/100 Mbit/s transmission speeds.
The company's 3 Year Limited Warranty for this product covers both labor costs and
replacement parts during the 1st year. Only labor costs are covered during the 2nd and
3rd years (replacement parts will be charged during the 2nd and 3rd years).
All of the information in this manual is for reference only. This specification is subject to
change without notice.
915P/915G Northbridge chipsets and the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Prescott Processor with FSB (Front Side Bus)
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PX915PD/ PX915GD Series
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MV8001) that provides up to 1 GB/s
ICH6 Southbridge
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