Asus P5GPL-X User Manual

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Dual-channel DDR memory support

Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the
motherboard supports up to 2GB of system memory using DDR400/333
DIMMs. The ultra-fast 400MHz memory bus delivers the required bandwidth
for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. See page
1-16 for details.

PCI Express™ interface

The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect
technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point
serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by
carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with
existing PCI specifications. See page 1-22 for details.

Serial ATA technology

The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA
interfaces and the Intel

ICH6. The SATA specification allows for thinner,

more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and
up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate.

Gigabit LAN support

This motherboard comes with a Gigabit LAN controller to meet your
growing networking needs. The controller provides faster data bandwidth
for your Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements. See pages 1-26.

6-channel audio

The motherboard comes with the ADI AD1986A audio CODEC that provides
6-channel audio, audio jack-sensing and enumeration technology, and
S/PDIF out support. See page 1-26 for details.

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the
12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is
backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 1-24, 1-27, 1-30 and 2-21
for details.