The U601BS Mainboard User Manual
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Chipset
The U601BS mainboard is based on the VIA Apollo PLE133T:
Northbridge
: VT8601T (VT8602)
Southbridge
: VT82C686B
CPU Switching Voltage regulator
These mainboards are equipped with a switching voltage regulator that auto-
matically detects a DC power supply from +1.050V to +1.825V.
System Memory
The
U601BS
mainboard has two 168-pin SDR SDRAM DIMM modules on-
board. These modules are able to support PC-133 and PC-100 SDRAM mod-
ules. A maximum memory of 1GB is supported.
Expansion Slots
The
U601BS
mainboard is equipped with three dedicated PCI slots
Onboard Audio Features
Supports Microsoft DirectSound/ DirectSound 3D and AC97 Full Duplex.
Word Size
•
Data Path: 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit
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Address Path: 32-bit
Front Side Bus Frequency (FSB)
FSB frequencies of 66MHz, 100MHz and 133MHz are supported.
BIOS
•
Award BIOS, Windows 95/98 Plug and Play (PnP) compatible.
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Supports SCSI sequential boot-up.
•
Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades.
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Supports DMI 2.0 function
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The mainboard comes with DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the
BIOS will automatically record different information about your system con-
figuration and store this information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the
system board's Plug and Play BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately net-
worked software, is designed for easy inventory, maintenance and the simpli-
Introduction
