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Chapter 1
1-1 Preface
Thank you for purchasing this multifunction motherboard. It has the most flexibility that you can
find in today’s computer market. The motherboard integrate both Intel Pentium®II/Pentium®III &
Celeron
TM
(Slot 1 ) / Coppermine processor and Celeron
TM
(Socket 370) PPGA / Coppermine
FC-PGA processor interface into a compact PC/AT compatible system along with PCI local bus
and many other new feature that meets future specification.
1-2 Feature of motherboard
1-2-1 Overview
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Support both Slot 1 & Socket 370 CPU interface (You can only use one CPU interface
at a time).
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Support Ultra DMA 66 for newer hard disk interface.
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Support Jump-less and Hardware solution for setting Front Side Bus Frequency (CPU
Host Clock) under CPU Host/PCI clock of CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP.
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Support CPU Host Clock and DRAM Clock Asynchronous/Synchronous mode, please
refer page 18 “ DRAM Clock”.
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Support 66MHz~100MHz of Front Side Bus Frequency. This function allow user select
CPU Bus Frequency by the BIOS to approach Over-Clock possibility.
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Logo-DIY: Provide CBROM utility for user to create their own loge in the BIOS.
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Built in high quality PCI-Based HRTF 3D Extension Positional Audio Chip (Option for
motherboard that embedded Audio chip)
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Supports rear side speakers, C3DX positional audio in 4 channels speaker mode.
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Professional digital audio interface to support 24-bit SPDIF IN and OUT (44.1K and 48K
format).
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HRTF-base 3D positional audio, supporting DirectSound™ 3D and Aural A3D™ interface.
- Digital functions that capable to provide hi-fi stereo, Dolby, 3D surround effects, and
playing MP3 music.
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You can add our Optical kit (Option for motherboard that embedded Audio chip) to
connect any optical Input/Output device for super high quality sound
transaction,
such as playing & recording MD(Mini Disk)/CD; CD-ROM directly recording
to MD;
combine with DVD player to create a home theater system (This upgrade kit includes
Optical Module, Optical Cable, and Software DVD Driver).
1-2-2 Key Feature
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Multi-Speed Support
:
Provide 66/75*/83*/95*/100/112*/117*/124*/133*MHz Front Side
Bus Frequency to support Intel
Pentium®II / Pentium®III
, Celeron processor for Slot1
interface or Intel Celeron PPGA on a ZIP Socket 370 interface.
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Chipset
:
VIA Apollo Pro-Plus AGPset .