3
Introducing the Motherboard
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphic Interface
• Two PCI Express x1 slots
• One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot
• Six 7-pin SATA connectors
• One floppy disk drive interface
Expansion Options
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Integrated I/O
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One LAN port
• Six USB ports
• One parallel port
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 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
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.
Onboard LAN
• IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and
10BASE-T applications
• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
• Operates at half of the PCI Express Specification v1.1 speed