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Introducing the Motherboard
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphic Interface
• One PCI Express slot
• Two 32-bit PCI v2.2 compliant slots
• Four SATA connectors
Expansion Options
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Integrated I/O
• One LAN port
• One D-sub (VGA) port
• One DVI port ( HDMI Port optional)
• Six USB 2.0 ports (including two USB ports with optional USB 3.0*
specification running at 5 Gb/s.)
• One PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6-ch line-out
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
• Graphic parameters
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated
in the ambiance between 0 and 50 °C.
*The USB 3.0 connectors are optional, please refer to the detail informa-
tion in page 22 and take the object as the standard.
Onboard LAN (Optional)
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
• Supports PCI Express
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• Integrated 10/100 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
• Supports PCI Express
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• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support