Asus P5AD2-E Premium User Guide - Page 16

1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 1066/800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel® 04B and 04A processors. See page 2-7 for details. Intel® EM64T The motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 CPUs with the Intel® EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. See the Appendix for details. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement. See page 4-26 and the Appendix for details. Intel® 925XE chipset The Intel® 925XE Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH6R I/O controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The MCH supports the Intel® Performance Accelerating Technology (PAT) that boosts system performance. The MCH also provides the processor, dual-channel memory, and PCI Express interfaces. The Intel® ICH6R Southbridge represents the sixth generation I/O controller hub that provides the interface for the storage, I/O, PCI Express, and 8-channel high definition audio interfaces. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 711 MHz (FSB 1066), 600 MHz (FSB 800), or 533 MHz (FSB 1066/ 800) to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 8.5 GB/s. See pages 2-14 to 2-17 for details. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction