Core Specifications - Asus P4D266-LA User Manual

2.1 The P4B266-LA
The P4B266-LA motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who
wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.

2.1.1 Core Specifications

• Latest Intel Processor Support
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Pentium4 Socket 478 / Northwood 100MHz FSB.
• North bridge controller. The Intel Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is one part
of the Intel 845 (Brookdale) chipset. The MCH along with the south bridge Intel
I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) are interconnected through the Intel proprietary
Hub interface. The MCH provides the processor interface, system memory in-
terface, AGP interface, and Hub Interface.
• South bridge controller. Referred to as the Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2)
of the Intel 845 chipset, this controller provides the I/O subsystem that allows
access to the rest of the system. The ICH2 integrates I/O functions such as sys-
tem bus interface, Ultra ATA/100, Low Pin Count (LPC) interface, Universal
Serial Bus (USB) 1.1 interface, PCI interface.
• DDR 200 / 266 SDRAM DIMM Memory Sockets: Equipped with two Dual
Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets to support DDR200/266-compliant non-
ECC SDRAMs (available in 64, 128, 256, 512Mb densities) up to 512MB.
• Super I/O chipset. A Low Pin Count (LPC) chipset combines the commonly
used Super I/O functionality and system hardware monitoring capability. The
chipset incorporates Fan Speed Control Monitor (FSCM), event wake-up
feature, floppy disk controller, keyboard/mouse controller, a parallel port, two
enhanced serial ports, watchdog timer, and a MIDI interface compatible with
MPU-401 UART mode.
• UltraDMA33/66/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE
controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels.
Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and
Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM,
CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
• Flash EEPROM: 2Mb firmware programmable BIOS program offers enhanced
ACPI for Windows 98/ME/2000 compatibility, and autodetection of most de-
vices for virtually automatic setup..
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2. FEATURES
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