Chapter 1 Introduction; Key Features - PC Chips P53G Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest * Intel
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Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium
Threading Technology and Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1066 MHz.
Hyper-Threading Technology, designed to take advantage of the multitasking
features, giving you the power to do more things at once.
It integrates the P4M900 CD Northbridge and VT8237S Southbridge that
supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop
PCs; the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing Universal
Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and
EHCI 1.0. It supports High Definition Audio Codec and provides Ultra
DMA 133/100/66 function. It has one PCI Expressx16, one PCI Expressx1 and
two 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for
mouse and keyboard, οne serial port, one VGA port, one LAN port (optional),
four back-panel USB 2.0 ports and Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-
out and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended
USB Module to the motherboard.
It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power
supply.
" * " stands for this motherboard is ready to support Intel
processor Q6700 (G0) and below.

Key Features

The key features of this motherboard include:
LGA775 Socket Processor
Supports the latest * Intel
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Pentium 4/Celeron
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Supports up to 1066 MHz Front-Side Bus
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Note: Hyper-Threading technology enables the operating system into
thinking it's hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be
run in parallel, both on separate 'logical' processors within the same
physical processor.
Chapter 1: Introduction
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