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The motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with
transfer rates of 100/66/33 MB/sec.
Integrated I/O The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One VGA port
• One parallel port
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port
Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Onboard LAN
(optional)
The onboard LAN chipset is incorporated in the chipset provid-
ing the motherboard with integrated Fast Ethernet controller
capabilities and 10/100 mega bit per second (Mbps) Physical
Layer Transceivers for the PCI local bus.
BIOS
Firmware
This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to
configure many system features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
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CPU parameters and memory timing
• CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different
processor clock speeds.
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
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There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard
complies with the specifications for the Micro-ATX system case. Some fea-
tures on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the
motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your
case supports all the features required. The motherboard can support one or
two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your
case has sufficient power and space for all the drives that you intend to install.
Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that
the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge
of the motherboard.
This motherboard has a Micro-ATX form factor of 244 mm x 200 mm. Choose
a case that accommodates this form factor.
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