Abit AX5, Instruction Booklet

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AX5
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Specifications
1. Support ATX power supply.
2. CPU frequency and voltage setup with CPU “SOFT MENU™”
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Setup of the mainboard’s frequency and voltage without DIP
Switches or Jumpers.
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Modification of CPU operating voltage and frequency by the BIOS
Setup .
3. Uses ZIF CPU Socket 7 for easy CPU installation
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Support switching power for CPU to get more stable environment
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Supports Intel CPUs:
1) Pentium
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100MHz to 200MHz
2) Pentium
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processor with MMX
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technology 166MHz to
233MHz
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Supports AMD CPUs:
1)AMD-K5™ PR100 ~ PR166.
2) AMD-K6
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166MHz ~ 233MHz.
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Supports Cyrix/IBM CPUs:
1) Cyrix 6x86
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P120+ ~ P200+.
2) Cyrix 6x86L
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P150+ ~ P200+.
3) Cyrix 6x86MX
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PR150 ~ PR233 .
4. Chipset
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Intel 430TX chipset
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Supports standard version PCI 2.1
5. L2 Cache Memory
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512K of cache memory (Pipeline Burst SRAM)
6. System DRAM
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Four 72-pin SIMM sockets: support FP and EDO DRAM
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Three 168-pin DIMM sockets: support FP, EDO and Synchronous
DRAM (SDRAM)
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DIMM sockets use PC modules (3.3V Unbuffered DRAM)
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Up to 256MB memory configuration possible