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P4Dual-915GL

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ASrock has done it again ! This time round, they introduced a brand new hybrid board - P4Dual-915GL which is based on the Intel 915GL chipset. As you probably already know, Intel 915GL chipset does not support external AGP nor PCI-E interface. So, how is it possible for ASrock to make a board that supports 2 external graphics interfaces AGP and PCI-E using a conventional 915GL chipset. This is what I call innovation! ASrock calls them AGI Express and AGI8X interface.

From my understanding, ASrock combined the PCI bus to form an AGP slot and use 4 PCI-E X1 to form a PCI-E x 4 PCI-E slot. One question came to my mind is that, would it be enough for bandwidth hungry graphics cards? Well, we will take a closer look later.

The Asrock P4Dual-915GL board supports the socket 478 p4 processor with HT technology. It is prescott ready and supports the usual Dual channel DDR400. It comes with some basic overclocking features. The interesting fact is that the board comes with internal Intel Media Accelerator Graphic Engine (H/W DirectX 9.0 support). Together with the 2 cards with 2 outputs each, you can hook up to 5 monitors and have a surround display.

Other features of the board include 4 ports of SATA 1.5Gb/s, 7.1 channel audio, Ethernet, 8 x USB ports (4 at rear, another 4 through extension brackets).

    Socket 478 for Intel P4 processor
    Intel 915GL chipset

  1. Supports FSB800MHz processor, Prescott
    Ready** and H-T Technology
  2. Supports DDR400 and Dual Channel Technology
  3. Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
  4. Int. Intel Media Accelerator Graphic Engine (H/W DirectX 9.0 support),
  5. ASRock AGI Express and AGI8X interface to adopt both PCI Express and AGP Display card.(Detailed VGA Card Compatibility List)
  6. Surround Display: Up to 5 monitors display capability
  7. 4 ports of SerialATA 1.5Gb/s
  8. 7.1channel Audio, 10/100 PCI Ethernet LAN
  9. ASRock 8CH I/O: 4 ready-to-use USB2.0 ports

 

Specifications

CPU

- Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4/Celeron processor
- FSB 800/533 MHz
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
- Prescott support
Chipset - Northbridge: Intel 915GL
- Southbridge: Intel ICH6
Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless control
- AGP/PCI frequency control 
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G)
Memory - Dual Channel DDR memory technology
- Supports DDR400/333
- DIMM slots: 2
- Max. capacity: 2GB
Slots - ASRock A.G.I. Express slot: Compaitble with PCI Express x16 VGA card*
- Worldwide patent ASRock A.G.I.8X graphics upgrade slot (AGP8X/4X compatible)*
- 2 x PCI slots( PCI 2.3 compliance)
- 1 x AMR slot

* The VGA card compatible list for both AGI Express and AGI8X

VGA - Integrated Intel Media Accelerator 900 in Intel 915GL chipset, capable of supporting DirectX 9.0 related application
- Dynamic Vedio Shared Memory Max. 224MB
Audio  - Realtek ALC850 8 channel AC'97 audio codec
LAN - Realtek RTL8100C PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet controller
- 802.3u, WOL supported
Connector - 4 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors
- 1 x ATA100/66 IDE connectors ( supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- CPU/Chassis FAN connectors
- 20 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD audio in header 
- Front panel audio connector 
- 2 x USB 2.0 header (to support 4 USB2.0 ports)
- 1x COM port header
Rear Panel I/O ASRock 8CH I/O Plus
- 4 x USB2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN port
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x PS2 Keyboard connector
- 1 x PS2 Mouse connectors
- 1 x Parallel port (LPT1)
- 1 x 8 channel Audio ports ( Line In/Out, Mic In)
BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS with ACPI, SM BIOS 3.0, PnP
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software,ASRock PC DIY Demo
Accessories - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O shield
- Floppy/ATA 100 cables
- 1 x SATA data cable
- 1 x SATA 1-to-1 power cable
- 1 x COM Port Bracket
Form Factor Micro ATX, 244mm x 218mm
Certifications FCC, CE, MS WHQL
 

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