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
550 MHz
. Socket-370 processors are the
PPGA Celeron
which runs at clock rates up to
466 MHz
. The
mainboard supports a system bus of
66 MHz
or
100 MHz
.
The mainboard uses the Intel 440BX or 440ZX 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.
