Asus P5VD1-X P5VD1-X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 16

1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Intel LGA775 Pentium 4 CPU This motherboard supports the latest Pentium 4 CPU from Intel in LGA775 package. With 1066/800/533MHz FSB, Hyper-Threading Technology and corespeeds up to 3.8GHz and beyond, Intelʼs LGA775 Pentium 4 is one of the fastest desktop processors to date. Dual-channel DDR400 memory support Dual-channel DDR technology doubles the bandwidth of your system memory and hence boost the system performance to out perform any memory existing solutions in the market. System bottlenecks are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak bandwidths up to 6.4GB/s. PCI Express & AGP8X This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 and AGP8X slots to provide ultimate flexibility for graphics card upgrade. The PCI Express x16 slot running at PCI Express x4 speed outperforms PCI interface with its exceptional high bandwidth up to 2GB/s. Serial ATA RAID technology Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility. The onboard VIA VT8237R southbridge allows RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD configuration for two SATA connectors. 6 Channel Audio & SoundMAX Digital Audio System The SoundMAX Digital Audio System is the industryʼs highest performance and most reliable audio solution for business perfessionals, audiophiles, musicians, ,and gamers. SoundMAX Digital Audio System can output 5.1 channel surround sound and features state-of-the-art DLS2 MIDI synthesizer with Yamaha DLSbyXG sound set, 5.1 Virtual Theater and supports and major game audio technologies including Microsoft DirectX 8.0, Microsoft DirectSound 3D, A3D, MacroFX, ZoomFX, MultiDrive 5.1, A3D and FAX. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction