Intel® 850e ATX System Board Technical Reference

Features

    This FC-PGA2 system board uses the Intel 850e chipset. The system board supports:

Direct RAMBUS® RDRAM RIMM system memory
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
Ultra ATA 33/66/100 drives
100/133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) (400/533 MHz Data Bus)
4x AGP
ACPI v1.0b power management
Integrated Intel 802.3 10/100 Mbit/sec LAN

System board layout

    The following illustration shows the system board divided into two sections:

Section 1

    1. USB front panel header (USB v2.0)
    2. Front panel header
    3. BIOS configuration jumper
    4. Battery
    5. PCI expansion slots
    6. AGP expansion slot
    7. CNR expansion slot (not supported)

Section 2

    1. Primary IDE cable connector
    2. Secondary IDE cable connector
    3. Auxiliary power connector
    4. Memory expansion slots
    5. Processor socket
    6. Auxiliary power connector
    7. Intrusion detection header
    8. Diskette drive cable connector
    9. Main power connector
    10. Auxiliary fan connector
    11. Processor fan connector
    12. Personal System®/2 (PS/2) mouse port
    13. PS/2 keyboard port
    14. USB ports (USB v1.1)
    15. Serial (COM) connector
    16. Parallel (LPT) printer connector
    17. Network jack (10/100 Mbit/sec)
    18. USB ports (USB v2.0)

BIOS configuration jumper settings

    The BIOS configuration jumper lets you clear passwords or recover your BIOS if it becomes corrupted. For information about the location of this jumper, see Section 1.

    Setting
    Jumper placement
    		When used

    Normal

    For normal operation

    (1-2 position)

    Configure

    For clearing passwords

    (2-3 position)

    Recover

    For recovering the BIOS

    (no jumper)

Specifications

    The following specifications are for the standard configuration. Your system may contain optional equipment. All specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Supported processors

Intel® Pentium® 4 processors utilizing 478-pin FC-PGA2 connector

Chipset

Intel 850e

Memory

184-pin, 2.5V, PC800-40 Direct Rambus Interface Memory Modules (RIMMs). Two channels. Four slots. Expandable to 2 GB (with 512 Mb technology).

BIOS

AMI BIOS. Flash BIOS for easy updates from diskette.

Hard drive interface

Supports four IDE devices using two on-board PCI IDE connectors with PIO, Bus Master, and Ultra ATA 33/66/100 operation modes. Automatic drive type selection for easy setup.

Diskette drive interface

A diskette drive controller is integrated on the system board. Support is available for a single diskette drive.

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

4 USB v2.0 ports, 2 USB v1.1 ports

  • 4 rear ports
    (2 USB v2.0, 2 USB v1.1)
  • 2 front panel ports
    (USB v2.0)
Mouse

PS/2 mouse port

Keyboard

PS/2 keyboard port

Input/Output connectors

One parallel (LPT) port and one serial (COM) port. Settings are configurable from the BIOS Setup utility. No jumper changes required.

LAN subsystem

Integrated Intel 802.3 10/100 Mbit/sec LAN

Battery

2032-style

AGP expansion slot

1

PCI expansion slots

5

CNR expansion slot

1 (not supported)

Environment

Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)

Humidity:
20% to 80%

Altitude:
-60.96 m to 3048 m
(-200 ft. to 10,000 ft.)

CPU clearance:
>10.16 mm after installation,
top and sides

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