Chapter 1 Overview - FIC P4-875P MAX User Manual

Chapter 1
Overview
Overview
The new ATX, 478-pin 1stMainboard supports a full range of the latest
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generation Intel Pentium 4 processors. The leading edge Intel chipset
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was designed for coworking with Pentium 4 (up to 3.0 GHz) in the 478-pin
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package based on the VRM 10.0 spec and 533/ 800 MHz.Built using the leading
edge technology the Intel Pentium 4 processors provide a significant perfor-
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mance over previous Pentium III processors. Four DDR 333/400 SDRAM
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sockets allow for up to 4 GB memory capacity. Support for the Ultra DMA/100
protocol and its high-speed interface further ensures that data transfer speeds
are improved, especially for long sequential transfers required by audio/visual
applications.
The board features onboard audio and LAN function; also, the serial ATA
feature replaces the standard parallel ATA physical storage interface and al-
lows future enhancements to the computing platform. It completely software
compatible with parallel ATA, requiring no mofication to your operating sys-
tem. Two types of RAID connections are provided: IDE (HPT 372) and SATA
(Intel ICH5R). The onboard serial ATA feature includes RAID function to
provide you with a more efficient storage backup. For more detail, please read
the help file in the lst Utilities CD.
The 1stMainboard comes with a versatile range of I/O features such as 2 serial
ports, 2 IDE RAID, 2 serial ATA ports, 1 parallel port, 1 LAN, 2 IEEE 1394, 1 PS/
2 mouse and keyboard connector, 8 USB ports, 5.1 audio channel, 1 media
connector (front audio, Line-in, Line-out and Mic-in). In addition, the board is
equipped with 2 dual channel enhanced PCI bus master IDE connectors. Ample
expansion is available through 5 PCI and 1AGP to meet the requirement for
enjoying the P4 CPU benefits in internet applicatons, video/3D graphics per-
formance, and so forth.
Other key features are Remote On/Off, Auto Power Failure Recovery, inte-
grated temperature monitoring and system fan control. Included also is lst
Utilities CD with enhanced drivers and a few bundled soft-ware solutions.
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