CPU • Supports Socket 775 for Intel® P4 3xx/ 5xx/ 6xx/ 8xx/ 9xx processors. • Supports FSB 1066/800MHz. Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only. |
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Chipset • VIA® PT890 Chipset - Supports P4 processor FSB 1066/800MHz - Supports DDRII 533/400 memory - PCI Express x 16 - Supports 8X V-Link • VIA® VT8237R plus Chipset - Integrated Direct Sound AC'97 audio. - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller. - ACPI & PC2001 compliant enhanced power management. - Supports USB 2.0 up to 8 ports. |
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Main Memory • Supports two unbuffered 240-pin DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDRII DRAM • Supports up to 4GB memory size. • Supports DDRII 533/400 memory interface. |
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Slots
• One PCI Express x 16 slot & one PCI Express x 1 slot. • Three PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3V/5V PCI bus interface).
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On-Board IDE
• An IDE controller on the VT8237R plus chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 133/100/66 operation modes. - Can connect up to four IDE devices.
• Serial ATA/150 controller integrated in VT8237R plus. - Up to 1.5Gb/s transfer rate. - Can connect up to 2 Serial ATA drives. - Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD mode. MSI Reminds You... • Please downloaed the RAID Floopy manual to learn how to make a floopy driver for RAID function in DOS mode. • The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk. | |
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Audio
• AC'97 link controller integrated in VIA® VT8237R plus • Realtek ALC655 6 channel S/W audio codec or ALC850 8 channel audio codec. - Compliance with AC'97 v2.2 spec (for ALC655) & AC'97 v2.3 spec (for ALC850).
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LAN
• Realtek® 8100C/8110SC chipset - Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s (1000Mb/s for 8110SC only). - Compliance with PCI v2.2 - Supports ACPI Power Management
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Internal I/O Connectors - ATX 24-Pin power connector - 4-pin ATX 12V power connector - CPU / System fan connectors - CD-in connector - Clear CMOS jumper - Serial port connector (JCOM2) - 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports - Front panel audio connector - Front panel connector - 1 x Floppy disk drive connector - 2 x Ultra DMA 133 IDE device connectors - 2 x Serial ATA device connectors MSI Reminds You... • The floppy disk cable will be optional. | |
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Back Panel I/O Ports - 1 x Parallel - 1 x Serial port (COM 1) - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard - 1 x PS/2 Mouse - 1 x Audio I/O (6 in 1 or 3 in 1) - 4 x USB 2.0 - 1 x RJ45 LAN jack |
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BIOS • The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. • The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications. |
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Dimension • 30.5 cm(L) x 20.0 cm(W) ATX Form Factor Mounting • 6 mounting holes. |