Feature Of Motherboard - JETWAY PT88AS - REV 1.0 User Manual

Chapter 1
Introduction of PT88AS/PT8AS Motherboard
Thank you for purchasing the PT88AS which provide extremely performance and
meet future specification demand.
PT88AS/PT8AS series motherboards are adopted with advanced technologies to deliver the
extremely performance for Intel Pentium 4 Northwood/ Hyper-Threading/ Prescott socket 478
processors. The motherboard also feature AGP 8X, Serial ATA RAID0, 1, USB 2.0 as well as
6-channel audio which are based on the advanced VIA PT880/PT800 chipset with FSB 800MHz
and DDR400 Memory clock support. The PT88AS also supports Dual channel DDR400 Memory
clock. Now we could know more details by reading the features of motherboards below.

1-1 Feature of motherboard

PT88AS/PT8AS motherboard is designed for Intel Pentium 4 Socket-478 400MHz/ 533MHz/
800MHz Front Side Bus Frequency CPUs and the memory size expandable to 2.0GB.
By using VIA PT880/PT800 chipset which provides 800/533/400MHz Front Side Bus frequency
and Dual channel DDR266/333/400 SDRAM (Dual channel function only for PT88AS)
support as a obvious further step to the next generation of 400/533/800MHz processors. These
motherboards also offered ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA RAID 0, 1 functions to provide
speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance.
Integrated AC'97 CODEC audio on system supports 6-channel speaker for 3D Surround Effect
which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro® that gives you the best sound quality and
compatibility. AGP 8X slot enables more complex models and detailed textures with AGP 8X
graphic accelerators which creates richer and more lifelike virtual environments. The PT88AS/
PT8AS used VIA VT6103 LAN PHY supports 10/100Mbps data transfer rate full duplex, half
duplex operation. USB control as well as capability of expanding to 8 USB function ports
support USB2.0/1.1 Devices.
Built-in hardware monitor function will monitor and protect your computer which is the special
design in hardware for protecting Pentium 4 CPU from burned, and will shutdown power supply
automatically when CPU is overheated or the CPU cooling fan is not working.
Minor adjustable DDR memory 2.5V Voltage, AGP 1.5V Voltage, and other special functions
allows user to increase CPU Host clock step by step by setting up BIOS to approach over
clocking and increasing stability of the system.
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