Asus P5LVM1394 Installation Manual page 15

Intel 945G chipset
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The Intel 945G graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) and the ICH7 I/O
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controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The GMCH
features the Intel
engine for enhanced 3D, 2D, and video capabilities. The GMCH provides the
interface for a processor in the 775-land package with 533/800/1066
MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at speeds of up to 667 MHz,
and PCI Express x16 graphics card.
The Intel ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I/O
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controller hub that provides the interface for PCI Express and high
definition audio.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates
of 667 /533 /400 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the
latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel
DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost
system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up
to 10.7 GB/s. See pages 1-15 to 1-17 for details.
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect
technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point
serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by
carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible
with existing PCI specifications. See page 1-21 for details.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces and the Intel
for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage
requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate.
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/
video appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage
peripherals & other PC portable devices.
ASUS P5L-VM 1394
Graphics Media Accelerator 950, an integrated graphics
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ICH7 chipset. The SATA specification allows
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