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Features
The key feature of this mainboard is the support for PPGA Celeron
processors. In addition, this is a full-sized ATX mainboard with a full set
of expansion slots for maximum development potential.
Support for PPGA Celeron
The principal feature of this mainboard is that it can support the latest
choice of PPGA Celerons.
The new generation PPGA Celeron processors ship in the familiar
square plastic package, and they install in a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)
socket called a Socket-370. The new Celeron processors are close to
Pentium-II performance because they include a level-2 cache memory of
128K. However, they operate at a 66/100 MHz system bus and they
currently ship a clock speeds of 533 MHz.
System assemblers can install a second generation PPGA Celeron in
the Socket-370 processor socket, and choose the processor they need
to meet performance or price targets. You can configure the system for
any of the supported processor clock speeds using the BIOS setup utility.
It is not necessary to set switches or jumpers.
Choice of Memory Options
The board has three DIMM slots for the installation of 168-pin, 3.3V
standard or registered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access
Memory) memory modules. The system supports memory that has built-
in error correction (EC), error correction code (ECC), or has no error
correction.
If you install the PPGA Celeron processor, you can install memory that
operates at 66 MHz (you can install PC-100 memory if you wish, but the
system will run the memory at 66 MHz).
You can install one, two or three modules. Each memory module can
hold a maximum capacity of 128 MB of standard SDRAM chips, or 256
MB of registered SDRAM chips so maximum memory capacity is 384
MB of standard SDRAM memory or 768 MB registered SDRAM memory.
Highly Integrated Design
This board uses the VIA ET82C693A/596B chipset. The ET82C693A
forms the north bridge and supports system buses of 66, 100 and
133MHz. It is AGP Rev. 1 compliant and supports 3.3v AGP devices
operating over a 66/133 MHz bus. The memory bus supports the fastest
