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MSI 915GM SpeedSter Revision 1.A

Specifications

CPU support

Supported sockets:

mPGA479

Front Side Bus speed: 400/533 MHz
Supported architectures:

Intel Celeron M Dothan-1024
Intel Pentium M Dothan

Note! Some steppings might require updated BIOS/microcode to work properly.

System memory

Type: DDR2 400/533
2 memory channels on 2x 240-pin DIMM

Max supported: 2.00 GB

Platform

Northbridge/MCH: Intel 915GM
Southbridge/ICH/PCH/MCP: Intel ICH6R
Intel GMA 900 integrated graphics, with max 224 MB of System VRAM
Realtek ALC880 audio IC over HD Audio bus
Marvell 88E8053 (2x) for 1G operation

Power supply

Main board power: 24-pin ATX
CPU power: 4-pin P4
2 3-pin DC fan headers

Expansion slots

2 PCI slots
1 PCIe x16 slot
1 PCIe x1 slot

Rear I/O ports

PS/2 keyboard
PS/2 mouse
4x USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s)
1x DE-9 serial
1x DB-25 parallel
2x RJ-45
VGA output
Audio connectors: Line out, Line in, S/PDIF Optical out, Microphone in

Internal I/O headers

4x USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s)
2x Firewire 400
1x RS232 serial
Audio headers: Line out, Microphone in, CD in
Header for front HD Audio

Storage

1 IDE channel, up to 1000 MB/s
4 SATA-I (1.5 Gb/s) ports
SATA RAID supported

Circuit board

Micro ATX form factor

Notes

Desktop Pentium M motherboard. MSI model no. MS-9625

Gallery

Attachments

Documentation

User Manual [PDF, 11.32 MB]

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MSI 915GM SpeedSter Revision 1.A

Specifications

CPU support

System memory

Platform

Power supply

Expansion slots

Rear I/O ports

Internal I/O headers

Storage

Circuit board

Notes

Gallery

Attachments

Documentation

Disclaimer

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