ECS 915PL-A2 User Manual page 9

Onboard LAN (Optional)
The onboard LAN controller provides the following features:
• Supports 100/10 Mb/s N-Way Auto negotiation operation
• Compliant to PCI Revision 2.2
• Supports Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)
• 2.5/3.3V power supply with 5V tolerant I/Os
Audio
• Compliant with AC'97 2.3 specification
• Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99/2001 systems
• 8 Channels DA Converters with 48KHz rate
• Meets Microsoft SHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• Two PCI Express x16 slots for Graphic Interface
• One PCI Express x1 slot
• Three 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
• One 40-pin IDE low profile connector that support two IDE devices
• One floppy disk drive connector
• Four 7-pin SATA connectors
The 915PL-A2 motherboard supports UltraDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of
100/66 MB/s.
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port (optional)
• Audio jacks for microphone in, line-in and 8-ch High Definition Audio output
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memroy timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
with out prior notice.
Introducing the Motherboard
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