Asus P4GE-V - Manual (Page 16)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Special features
Latest processor technology
The P4GE-V motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor via
a 478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor with 512KB L2
cache on 0.13 micron process includes a 533/400 MHz system bus and
features the new Hyper-Threading technology and FMB2 power design
that allow up to 3.0+ GHz core frequencies for up to 4.2GB/s data transfer
rates. See page 2-4.
DDR memory support
Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the P4GE-V
motherboard supports up to 2GB of system memory using PC2700/
PC2100/PC1600 DDR DIMMs. The ultra-fast 333MHz memory bus
delivers the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and
Internet applications. See page 2-10.
Onboard LAN solution (on LAN models only)
The motherboard mounts the BroadCom ® BCM4401 chipset to support
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX networking protocol.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1
to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. The higher bandwidth of USB 2.0 allows
connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing
cameras, next generation scanners and printers, and fast storage units.
USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See page 2-23.
6-channel digital audio (on audio models only)
The ADI AD1980 AC ‘97 audio CODEC is onboard to provide 6-channel
audio playback for 5.1 surround sound, over 90dB dynamic range, and
stereo Mic PREAMP. A digital audio connector is onboard to accommodate
the bundled Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) Out module. See page
2-26.