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    CPU Chip Information (Toms Hardware Guide)       DDR SDRAM Information (end of this page)

CPU Chip Sockets:
Pentium II and early Pentium III mounts in a Slot 1 socket.
Celeron & AMD K6 chips mounts in a Socket 370 (can use a Socket 370 to Slot 1 converter)
Pentium III mounts in a Socket 370, aka FC-PGA (Flip Chip - Pin Grid Array).
Celeron 1.7GHz  &  Pentium 4 1.8GHz  mounts in Socket 478
Mobile P4 mounts in µFC-PGA socket
Pentium Xeon mounts in Socket 603

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MSI Hetis 915

Slim Desktop Type, dimensions: 94 (H) x 320 (W) x 330 (D) mm
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CPU: Socket 775 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, up to 3.6GHz and above
           Supports P4 Prescott & Celeron-D CPU
           FSB @ 800/533MHz

Slim P4 chassis 94 (H) x 320 (W) x 330mm (D)<10 Litre without bezel
External Device: 1 x ATA/SATA CD-ROM/RW  or  DVD-ROM/DVD RW (Optional)
                              1 x USB 2.0 Card Reader (Optional)
Internal Support: 1 x ATA/Serial ATA SATA HDD

Front Access: USB 2.0 x 4
                         4-in 1394 x 1 (NA for lite version)
                         High definition Headphone-out / Mic-in 1

Rear Access:
. Gigabit LAN x 1
. DVI x 1 (NA for lite version)
. USB 2.0 x 2
. 6-pin 1394 x 1 (NA for lite version)
. 2 TV-out: AV-out & S-video out (NA for lite version)
. Graphics Card (4/8/16/32/64 MB)
. PS2 x 2/COM x 2
High definition Audio connector
Line-in / Line-out / Mic-in / Rear Speaker Out / Center Speaker Out / Side aSurround Out
Easy assembly & installation Module design with swappable parts
Silent operation: Idle 29dB
Expandability: 2 available PCI slots

Power Supply

Dimension: 80 (H) x 120 (W) x 120 mm (D)
PFC:         Yes
Waltage:  250 Max
Certificate:  FCC, UL, CUL, BSMI, CB, NEMKO, TUV, CCC
AC Input:  100~127/200~240 VAC, Switch Selectable, Auto Protection
DC Output:  +3.3V 16A, +5V 16A, +12V 16A, -12V 0.8A, +5Vsb 2A
ON/OFF Switch: Yes

MB Specification

CPU:   Support Socket 775 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, up to 3.6GHz and above
             Support P4 Prescott & Celeron-D CPU
             FSB @ 800/533MHz
Chipset:   Intel® 915GV / ICH6 chipset
Main Memory:   2 DIMM for DDR 400/333 memory, up to 2GB
Expansion Slot:   2 x 32-bit PCI slots
Audio:   On-board High definition 7.1 Audio channels S/W audio codec (Realtek ALC880)
LAN:     On-board Intel® Giga bit LAN
Dimensions:  33.4(L) x 19.0(W), 5 mounting holes

 


DDR SDRAM

DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM,
but doubles the rate by transferring data twice per cycle.

It uses 2.5 volts as opposed to 3.3 volts used in SDR SDRAM,
and requires 184-pin DIMM modules rather than 168-pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM.

Two types of DDR are available at the time of writing: PC1600 & PC2100.
PC1600 DDR SDRAM running at 100MHz will produce about 1.6GB/s memory bandwidth.
PC2100 running at 133MHz will produce 2.1GB/s memory bandwidth.
High memory bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC, workstations and servers.


LPX: The distinguishing characteristic of LPX is that expansion boards are inserted into a riser that contains several slots.
So the expansion boards are parallel to the motherboard rather than perpendicular to it as in other common form factors, such as AT and ATX.
The LPX design allows for smaller cases, but the number of expansion boards is usually limited to two or three.
The LPX form factor is gradually being replaced by NLX (see below).

AMR = Audio / Modem Riser, developed by Intel for packaging the analog I/O audio functions of modem circuitry together with a codec chip (which converts back and forth from analog to digital) on a small board that plugs directly into a computer's motherboard.
The small board is called a riser apparently because it rises above the motherboard rather than laying flatly on it.
The AMR card can also provide the foundation for higher-quality audio solutions such as 3D positional audio and better MIDI music production.
Intel provides more information.

PTI = Panel Link / TV out Interface

NLX:
A new form factor designed by Intel for PC motherboards.
The NLX form factor features a number of improvements over the current LPX form factor and is
expected to be widely implemented starting in 1998.
Its features include:

Support for larger memory modules and DIMMs
Support for the newest microprocessors, including the Pentium II using SEC packaging.
Support for AGP video cards.
Better access to motherboard components
Support for dockable designs in which the motherboard can be removed without tools


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