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Introducing the Motherboard
• 8 Smart Jack I/O port support
• Extensive jack detection via RNM (resistors network method) that can be
used to monitor the plugging status of each jack
• Digital S/PDIF OUT & IN support
• Compliant with Azalia specification, supporting 8 channel DACs with SNR >
95dB
• Compabilities: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz with 24/20/16 bits
Audio
Audio
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memroy timing
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
with out prior notice.
BIOS Firmware
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port
• One LAN port (optional)
• Audio jacks for microphone in, line-in and 8-ch High Definition Audio output
Integrated I/O
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Support 10/100/1000 Mbps speed operation(10/100 Mbps optional)
• Supports PCI v2.3, 32-bit, 33/66-MHz
• Supports fully with IEEE 802.3z
Onboard LAN (Optional)
Onboard LAN (Optional)
The onboard LAN controller provides the following features:
The 915P-A motherboard supports UltraDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 100/
66 MB/s.
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
Expansion Options
Expansion Options
• One AGP Express slot
• One PCI Express x16 for Graphic Interface
• Two PCI Express x1
• Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
• One 40-pin IDE low profile header that support two IDE devices
• One floppy disk drive interface
• Four 7-pin SATA connector