Asus P5WD2 Motherboard Installation 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 and the Intel® Pentium® D 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® 05B/05A and 04B/04A processors. See page 2-7 for details. Intel® Dual-Core Technology CPU support The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing. See page 2-7 for details. Intel® 955X/ICH7R chipset The Intel® 955X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH7R I/O controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The Intel® 955X supports up to 8 GB dual-channel DDR2-667/533 MHz, 1066/800 FSB, PCI Express x16 graphics, and dual-core CPU. The MCH supports the Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) that boosts system performance. The Intel® ICH7R Southbridge integrates four Serial ATA ports enabled through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to ensure data security and enable powerful multi-task processing. Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) The Intel® MPT increases system-level and standard operating performance by optimizing memory access between CPU and system memory. 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. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction