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BIOS: OS: 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 1 RJ-45 Port Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Side Speaker / Central/Bass / Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone (see CAUTION 7) AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for advanced users' reference, see CAUTION 8) Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 27. 2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation. 3. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 4. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For the information of the compatible AGP VGA cards, please refer to the "Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGP Slot" on page 8 and 9. For the proper installation of AGP VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16. 5. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the "Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot (PCI Express x 4)" on 9. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16. 6. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. 7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 11 for proper connection. 8. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU. 7

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7
1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
1 RJ-45 Port
Audio Jack:
Rear Speaker / Side Speaker / Central/Bass /
Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone
(see
CAUTION 7
)
BIOS:
AMI BIOS
Supports “Plug and Play”
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events
Supports jumperfree
SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see
CAUTION 8
)
OS:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant
CAUTION!
1.
About the setting of
“Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 27.
2.
This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation.
3.
While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the
motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it
back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal
grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
4.
Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage! For the information of the compatible
AGP VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported AGP VGA Card List for
AGP Slot” on page 8 and 9. For the proper installation of AGP VGA card,
please refer to the installation guide on page 16.
5.
For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please
refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express
Graphics Slot (PCI Express x 4)” on 9. For the proper installation of PCI
Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16.
6.
Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
SP1 / 2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98 /
ME.
7.
For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel,
6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 11 for
proper connection.
8.
Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended
to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU
bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the
CPU.