ASUS A7V-VM User’s Manual
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1. FEATURES
1. FEA
TURES
Specifications
1.1 The ASUS A7V-VM Motherboard
The A7V-VM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who
wants high-performance features in a small package.
1.1.1 Specifications
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AMD Athlon™ Processor Support: Supports AMD Athlon™ processor de-
signed for the AMD Athlon™ Processor Module (462-pin Socket A).
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North Bridge System Chipset: VIA VT8363™ system controller supports a
200MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), supports up to 1GB of PC133/PC100 SDRAM/
Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) SDRAM, complies with AGP 2.0 specifica-
tions for 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes and PCI 2.2. bus interface with support for
5 PCI masters. It is optimized to deliver enhanced AMD Athlon™ processor
system performance.
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South Bridge System Chipset: VIA VT82C686A PCIset with PCI Super I/O
integrated peripheral controller supports UltraDMA/66, which allows burst mode
data transfer rates of up to 66.6MB/sec.
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PC133/PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with two DIMM sockets to sup-
port PC133/PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB) up to
1GB.
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Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and
one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
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Expansion Slots: Provides three 32-bit PCI 2.2 slots and one AGP expansion
slot. PCI supports up to 133MB/sec maximum throughput. Each PCI slot can sup-
port a Bus Master PCI card, such as a SCSI card.
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Wake-Up Support: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity with onboard network
support.
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AGP Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high performance
component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications us-
ing 4X, 2X, or 1X mode bus.
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USB: Supports up to 4 USB ports, two on the back panel and two midboard for
more peripheral connectivity options.
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UltraDMA/66 & UltraDMA/33: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE
controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels.
Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE
DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-
R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
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Onboard LAN Controller: Features the Realtek 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Con-
troller, which supports Wired for Management, remote wake-up, and OnNow
initiative to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
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Onboard Audio: Hardware AC’97 V2.1 CODEC compliant, Crystal’s 3D sound
circuitry, sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz.
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