Chapter 1
Key Features
The key features of this mainboard include:
Socket-7 Processor Support
♦ Supports all recent socket-7 processors including the Intel
P55C (Pentium MMX), the Cyrix/IBM
6x86L/6x86MX/MII, the AMD K6/K6-2/K6-III, IDT C6,
and Winchip 2/2A CPUs
♦ Supports socket-7 processors with system bus frequencies
of 60/66/75/83/90/95/100 MHz
♦ CPU Plug and Play support lets the firmware
automatically configure the CPU
♦ 512K/1 MB/2 MB external Level 2 cache memory is
provided onboard
Memory Support
♦ Three DIMM slots for 3V SDRAM 168-pin memory
modules
♦ Support for 66 MHz and 100 MHz memory bus
♦ Maximum installed memory can be 3 x 256 MB = 768 MB
♦ Supports ECC (Error Correction Code) error checking
Expansion Slots
♦ One 32-bit PCI slot
♦ One 8/16-bit ISA slots
Onboard IDE channels
♦ Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels
♦ Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes
♦ Support for Bus mastering and UltraDMA 33/66 modes
Power Supply and Power Management
♦ Provides AT/ATX power connector
♦ Support for Power button/Suspend Switch
♦ Supports Wake on Modem and Wake on Alarm