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The 586STC, equipped with a 321-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) CPU
socket, is a Pentium
processor-class system board supporting Intel
Pentium
processors running at 75MHz, 90MHz, 100MHz, 120MHz,
133MHz, 150MHz, 166MHz and 200MHz frequencies. The 586STC also
supports Intel Pentium
processor with MMX technology - 166/
200MHz, future Intel
Pentium
OverDrive
processors, Cyrix
/IBM
6x86 & 6x86L P133+/P150+/P166+/P200+, and AMD-K5 PR75/
PR90/PR100/PR120/PR133.
The 586STC supports 8MB to 256MB of system memory using EDO or
fast page mode DRAM. It is equipped with four 72-pin SIMM sockets
which allow you to install x32 SIMMs. The system board also supports
256KB or 512KB pipeline/linear burst SRAM.
The 586STC design is based on the Peripheral Component Intercon-
nect (PCI) local bus and Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) standards.
It is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots, 3 dedicated 16-bit ISA slots
and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot.
The 586STC is equipped with two NS16C550A-compatible serial ports,
a SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port, a shrouded floppy disk header, and two
shrouded PCI IDE headers with bus mastering capabilities that highly
reduce CPU use during disk transfer. This system board is also
equipped with one PS/2 mouse port, one PS/2 or AT keyboard connec-
tor, and one IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your com-
puter and peripheral devices.
Chapter 1
Introduction
