Asus P4T-F - Manual (Page 8)

8 ASUS P4T-F User’s Manual
Performance
2. FEA
TURES
2.1 The ASUS P4T-F
The ASUS P4T-F motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user
who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1 Specifications
• Intel Processor Support: Intel Socket 423 Pentium ® 4 processors, 1.3 to 1.8
GHz and higher.
• Intel 850 Chipset: Features the Intel ® 850 chipset (82850 Tehama Memory Con-
troller Hub, I/O Controller and Firmware Hub) with support for AGP 4X Pro
Mode, (1.5 volt only); 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); and dual channel RDRAM.
• Intel ICH2: The Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (82801 ICH2) features support for
UltraDMA/100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 100MB/
sec; and two USB controllers for a total of 4 USB ports.
• PC800 Memory Support: Equipped with four Rambus Inline Memory Module
(RIMM) sockets to support Intel PC800/PC600-compliant Rambus DRAMs
(RDRAMs) (available in 64, 96, 128, 192, 256, 512MB) up to 2GB. These
RDRAMs are necessary to meet the increase in processor performance and
multimedia and 3D functions, especially where high bandwidth is required.
• Intel ® Accelerated Hub Architecture: Features a dedicated high speed hub
link between the ICH2 and MCH with a bandwidth of 266MB/sec – twice the
maximum bandwidth of the PCI bus.
• AGP Pro Slot: Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that
supports AGP cards for high performance, component level interconnect
targeted at 3D graphical applications using a 4X mode bus. The slot is keyed to
support only the latest 1.5 volt AGP cards: i.e.: ASUS V3800 and newer
versions.
• JumperFree ™ Mode: Now processor settings and easy overclocking of
frequency and Vcore voltage can be controlled through the BIOS firmware if
JumperFree™ mode is enabled.
• Easy-to-Use DIP Switches: As an alternative to JumperFree Mode ™ , jumpers
and DSW switches are included to allow manual adjustment of the processor’s
external frequency.
• UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller
with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports
UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master
IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM,
CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
• More USB Ports: Supports a total of 4 USB ports for exceptiona peripheral
connectivity options.
2. FEATURES