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Specifications
Form Factor
- Flex-ATX 22.9 x 19.2 cm Form Factor
CPU Support
- Socket mPGA 478B
- Supports Intel P4 FC-PGA2 (Flip-chip Pin Grid Array), 800 MHz to 2.4 GHz.
Warning: Not all the above processors have been qualified.
- 100 MHz (x4 = 400 MHz) data bus support (Quad-Bumped technology).
System Memory
- Supports 2 memory slots.
- Serial Presence Detect (SPD) support.
- Supports a maximum memory size of 1 GB (using 2 x 512 MB memory modules)
Warning: Not all memory configuration qualified.
- Support only 3.3 V DIMM DRAM configurations.
- ECC DIMM support.
- 133 MHz SDRAM interface.
- STR power management support via self refresh mode using CKE.
I/O Controller
Winbond W83627HF-AW I/O Controller with the following features:
- PS/2 keyboard and mouse controller
- Floppy disk controller supporting one FDD with 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 MB and 1.44 MB.
- 2 serial ports, both 16C550 Fast UART compatible.
- 1 Parallel port supporting SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) modes.
- 1 MIDI/Game port.
- Hardware Monitoring.
- Fan speed monitoring.
- Built-in case open detection circuit.
- Watchdog comparison of all monitored values.
Audio Chipset
- Integrated on the SigmaTel technologies SigmaTel STAC9756T audio codec
- DirectSound AC'97 2.1 Audio.
- Inputs and outputs: Stereo inputs for line-in, CD audio, mono inputs for microphone and TAD, MPU-401 (UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices.
- Integrated game port.
- Mixer features: mixer with stereo for line, CD audio, auxiliary ,music synthesizer, digital audio (wave files), and mono for microphone and speakerphone.
- Features: 3D stereo enhancement for simulated surround, power management support.
- SPDIF output for PCM & AC3 sound formats.
Connectors
- 2 PCI bus masters slots
| Note: The bottom PCI is a combo slot with the CNR connector. Use either the CNR or the PCI connector; you cannot use both connectors at the same time! |
- 2 DB9 serial port (COM A & COM B).
- 1 DB25 parallel port with SPP, ECP, EPP bidirectional modes.
- PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse ports (not swappable).
- 4 USB connectors.
- 1 MIDI port.
- 1 Aux-In.
- 1 Mono microphone input (Mic-In).
- 1 Line-In.
- 1 Line-Out.
- 2 IDE connectors.
- 1 Floppy connector.
- 1 CNR connector
| Note: The CNR connector is a combo slot with the bottom PCI connector. Use either the CNR or the PCI connector; you cannot use both connectors at the same time! |
- Panel connector.
BIOS Specifications
- AMI BIOS, including support for:
- Plug and Play
- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 1.0.
- Advanced Power Management (APM) 1.2.
- Y2K.
- PC 98.
- S3 mode.
- Desktop Management Interface (DMI).
- 4 Mbits flash device.
- Language supported: English.
- POST.
Compliance
| Specification |
Description |
| Flex-ATX |
Flex-ATX form factor specifications |
| AGP 1.0 |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
| APM |
Advanced Power Management BIOS interface specification |
| ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface |
| EPP |
Enhanced Parallel Port IEEE 1284 standard, mode [1 or 2] |
| ECP |
Extended Capabilities Port |
| ATA-33/66/100 |
Synchronous DMA transfer protocol specification (to be proposed as Ultra DMA/33 standard) |
| PCI 2.2 |
PCI local bus specification |
| Plug and Play |
Plug and Play BIOS specification |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus specification |
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