CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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On-Board IDE
l An IDE controller on the VIA
®
VT82C686B Chipset provides IDE HDD/
CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 operation
modes.
l Can connect up to four IDE devices.
On-Board Peripherals
l On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes.
- 2 serial ports (COMA + COMB)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB ports
- 1 IrDA/HP connector for SIR
- 1394 (optional)
Audio
l Chip Integrated (Software Audio)
-AC’97 Compliant
BIOS
l The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the
peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
l The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
function which records your mainboard specifications.
Dimension
l ATX Form Factor : 30.5cm (L) x 21cm (W) x 4 layers PCB
Mounting
l 6 mounting holes.