Chapter 1
Introduction
This mainboard has a slot-1 processor socket for an Intel
processor cartridge, and it also has a socket-370 for an Intel
PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array) Celeron processor. You can
install either one of these processors according to the power and
performance requirements that you need from your system. Note
that you cannot install two processors on this mainboard.
Slot-1 processors include the SEPP (Single Edge Processor
Package) Celeron, the Pentium-II, and the Pentium-III. Clock
rates run as high as 600 MHz. Socket-370 processors are the
PPGA Celeron which runs at clock rates up to 533 MHz. The
mainboard supports a system bus of 66 MHz or 100 MHz.
The mainboard uses the VIA Apollo Pro chipset which provides
CPU Plug & Play through firmware. The mainboard is highly
integrated and includes a built-in PCI 3D Sound System. A V.90
Fax/Modem DAA module is also shipped with the mainboard. In
addition, the mainboard has a full set of I/O Ports including two
serial ports, one PS/2 ports, a parallel port and two USB ports.
This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful
multimedia workstation with built-in communications. The board
is baby-AT sized and has power connectors for ATX and AT
power supply units.
