Introducing the motherboard expansion options, Integrated i/o bios firmware – Elitegroup C7VCM2 (V1.0) User Manual
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Introducing the Motherboard
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
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One 32-bit PCI slot
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Two IDE connectors which support four IDE devices
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Two 7-pin SATA connectors
The motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66
33MB/s.
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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One serial port
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One parallel port
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One VGA port
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Four back-panle USB2.0 ports
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One LAN port (optional)
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Audio jacks for microphone and line-out
Integrated I/O
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
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Power management
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CPU parameters
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CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.