Asus Motherboard P5PL2-E - Manual (Page 16)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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 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 or 04B/04A processors. See page 2-6 for details.
Intel ® Core™ 2 ™ 2 2
The motherboard supports the latest Intel Intel ® Core ® 2 processor in the
LGA775 package. With the new Intel Intel ® Core ® 2 microarchitecture
technology and 1066/800MHz FSB, Intel ® Core ® 2 processor is one of the
most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world..
64-bit CPU support
64-bit computing, the next generation technology to replace current
32-bit architecture, delivers advanced system performance, faster
memory access and increased productivity. This motherboard provides
excellent compatibility and flexibility by supporting either 64-bit or 32-bit
architecture.
Dual Channel DDRII 533
DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current
DDR. With initial speeds of 400 and 533MHz, DDR2 memory provides
bandwidth up to 4.3GB/s. Doubled by the dual-channel architecture, the
widest memory bus bandwidth 8.6GB/s is achieved on this motherboard.
6 Channel Audio and SoundMax Digital Audio System
SoundMAX Digital Audio System can output 5.1 channel surround sound
and features state-of-the-art DLS2 MIDI synthesizer with Yamaha DLSbyXG
sound set, 5.1 Virtual TheaterTM and supports and major game audio
technologies including Microsoft DirectXTM 8.0, Microsoft DirectSound 3D,
A3D, MacroFX, ZoomFX, MultiDrive 5.1, A3D and EAX. See pages 2-21 to
2-22 for details.
Serial ATA technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible
cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 300
MB/s data transfer rate. See pages 2-24 for details.