8S655FX Ultra (Page 1)

P4 Titan series
SiS® 655FX chipset
GA-8S655FX Ultra
GA-8S655FX Ultra is an extremely powerful motherboard for the lastest 800MHz FSB Intel® Pentium®
4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology. Empowered by the latest developed SiS 655FX and 964
chipsets with new generation architecture of AGP8X, Dual Channel DDR400, Hyper Streaming Engine,
and Hyper-Threading Technology supporting, GA-8S655FX Ultra delivers an excellent performance
solution for today's most demanding tasks. The platform also features most up-to-date technology
such as Serial ATA, IDE RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 1394, USB2.0, 6-channel audio, and Gigabyte's
patented DualBIOS technology. GA-8S655FX Ultra is designed to provide the best performance solution and fulfill the requirement for full range of applications now and future.
Supports the latest 800MHz FSB
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with
Hyper-Threading Technology
4 USB 2.0 ports for
high-speed connectivity
AGP 8X graphics interface with
unique EZ-Fix™ AGP slot design.
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Connection
Dual channel DDR400 architecture
supports up to 6.4GB memory bandwidth and 4GB memory in capacity
Experiencing 3D surround sound
with high quality 6-channel
AC'97 audio and UAJ function
Integrated Serial-ATA interface
for high speed storage devices
and RAID 0,1 function
GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™ technology
design protects BIOS from virus attack
ITE IDE RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD function
plus UDMA ATA 133 support
Color-coded front panel pin
design for easy installation
IEEE1394 enhances PC connectivity for consumer
electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, and
storage peripherals
Two USB 2.0 connectors for additional 4 USB
2.0 ports for high-speed connectivity
Round corner PCB plate design
for better durability
GA-8S655FX Ultra
SiS® 655FX chipset
Features and Benefits
• Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 800MHz FSB Processor with
Hyper-Threading Technology
• Great Expandability of 8 USB 2.0 ports
Supporting the latest Intel Pentium 4 with Hyper-Threading Technology processor
with 800MHz FSB and Hyper-Threading Technology, this platform offers new level
of performance, creativity and productivity than ever before.
• Superb bandwidth AGP 8X graphics interface
Featuring AGP 8x (AGP 3.0) the new generation VGA interface specification, GA8S655FX Ultra delivers enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth up to
2.12GB/s. Allowing users to have a more realistic graphics experiences while gaming or movie watching.
• Dual Channel DDR400 memory architecture
With the enhanced Dual Channel DDR400 memory structure, GA-8S655FX Ultra
provides high bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s and high capacity of 4GB with 4 DIMM slots
to ensure greatest memory performance.
• SiS MuTIOL 1G Technology
®
The New generation SiS MuTIOL 1G® Technology offer the proprietary interconnection between SiS655FX and SiS964 with Bi-Directional 16-bit Data Bus at 533MHz
Operating Frequency. It provides a bandwidth of 1GB/sec to further speed up the
internal traffic of the system.
• Serial ATA interface
Serial ATA is the revolutionary ATA interface that provides scalable performance for
IDE device. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current
Parallel ATA and delivers superior performance to the platform.
USB 2.0 interface, with data transfer rate up to 480Mbps, 40 times faster than
USB1.1, providing a faster interface for computer peripherals.
• Texas Instrument IEEE 1394 Firewire Interface
Highly anticipated interface which enhances PC connectivity for consumer electronics A/V appliances, storage peripherals and portable devices.
• High quality 6-channel audio with UAJ function
Featuring incredible sound quality especially with its S/PDIF-IN/OUT function that
enables users to experience high quality audio for multimedia entertainment. With
new Universal Audio Jack (UAJ) feature users won't have the worries about how to
install speakers correctly.
• Gigabit Ethernet Connection
The Gigabit Ethernet interface delivers a high speed LAN connection with data
transfer rate up to 1000Mb/s, providing a new generation connectivity for the
broadband era. Gigabit Ethernet is ideally for seamless internet connection such as
streaming audio and video contents.
• GIGABYTE Patent DualBIOS™
DualBIOS™ prevents BIOS from virus attacks to provide a double security thus assuring the PC stability.
• EasyTune™ 4 - User Friendly Overclocking Utility
A user-friendly windows based utility developed by GIGABYTE provides a brand new
experience of easily operation and enjoyment for over-clocking on your platform.
• Norton Internet Security™ Included
• IDE RAID, JBOD and ATA 133 IDE Controller
Supporting RAID 0(Striping), RAID 1(Mirroring) or RAID 0+1 function, 8S655FX
Ultra is able to increase fault tolerance and improve data access performance. The
JBOD function provides an interface that makes disks appear to be a single one for
easier disk management. The same controller chip can also support UDMA ATA133
interface that link up to 4 ATAPI devices such as CD-ROM, and DVD-RW.
Norton Internet Security™ 2003 is the essential protection from viruses, hackers, and
privacy threats. It protects user during the online activities such as e-mailing, shopping, banking, and game playing.
Specification
Processor
• Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 800MHz FSB processor with
Hyper-Threading technology
• 800/ 533/ 400 MHz FSB
CPU / AGP / DIMM setting
• CPU FSB / Multiplier / Vcore Voltage adjustable via BIOS
• AGP Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS
• DIMM Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS
Chipset
• North bridge: SiS655FX HMAC Host & Memory & AGP Controller
• South bridge: SiS964 MuTIOL® Media I/O
• Super I/O: ITE IT8705F chip
• ITE GigaRAID controller chip
• Realtek ALC658 codec chip
• Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit LAN chip
BIOS
• 2X2M bit flash ROM, enhanced ACPI feature for PC98/ Win98/
Win2000/ Me/ CE/ XP compliance, Green, PnP, DMI, INT13 (>8.4GB)
and Anti-Virus functions
• IDE#1~#2, SCSI, LS120, ZIP and CD-ROM bootable
Memory
• Type: DDR400(PC3200)/DDR333(PC2700)/DDR266 (PC2100) - 184pin
• Max capacity: Up to 4GB by 4 DIMM slots
Internal I/O Connectors
• 2 x Serial ATA connector
• 4 x UDMA ATA 133/100/66 Bus Master IDE connectors
• 1 x FDD connector
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors (support 4 ports by cable)
• 2 x 1394 connector
• S/P DIF input/output pin header
• 3 x cooling fan pin headers
• CD/AUX in
• 1 x Game port pin header
Form Factor
• ATX form factor, 4 layers PCB (30.5 x 24.4 cm)
Power
• ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
• Power-off by Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP shut down and switch
Other Features
• Suspend to RAM (STR)
• Supports USB KB / MS wake up from S3
• Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
Bundle Software
• Norton Internet Security™
Expansion slots
• 1 x AGP slot (8x/4x-AGP 3.0 compliant), supports 1.5v display card only
• 5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3 compliant)
Rear Panel
• PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ45 LAN port
• 2 x COM ports
• 1 x LPT
• Audio (1 x Line-in / 1 x Line-out / 1 x Mic) connector
Hardware Monitoring
• System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS
• Hardware detecting and reporting for CPU voltage and fan speed
Norton Anti-Virus™
Norton™ Personal Firewall
Norton™ Privacy Control
Norton™ Parental Control
Norton™ Spam Alert
• GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
Driver
• SiS 655FX AGP driver
• REALTEK Sound driver
• REALTEK Gigabit LAN driver
• ITE IDE RAID driver
• SiS Serial ATA driver
The specifications and pictures are subject to change without notice.
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