Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
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Two PCI Express x16 slots for Graphics Interface
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Two PCI Express x1 slots
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Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
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One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices
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One floppy disk drive interface
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Six 7-pin SATA connectors
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/
100/66/33 Mb/s.
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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One Serial port
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One eSATA port
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Six USB ports
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One LAN port
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-ch line-out
BIOS Firmware
The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
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Power management
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Wake-up alarms
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CPU parameters
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CPU and memory timing
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ECS M.I.B. BIOS
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper-
ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50
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