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Introduction
The 82440 FX PCI mainboard is a high-performance AT architecture
system board that supports P6 family CPUs. This mainboard is fully
compatible with industry standards, and adds many technical
enhancements.
Key Features
¥ Processor supports:
Ñ P6 CPU up to 66 MHz bus frequency (150 ~ 200 MHz)
Ñ auto detection of CPU voltage
Ñ SOCKET 8 and VRM support
¥ DRAM controller:
Ñ supports Fast-Page Mode/EDO/Burst EDO DRAMs (both
symmetrical and asymmetrical addressing)
Ñ supports auto detection of memory type
Ñ supports ECC or Parity configuration
Ñ has onboard memory configurations from 8MB to 512MB
Ñ supports ÒTable-FreeÓ DRAM configuration in any SIMM bank
¥ BUS controller:
Ñ complies with the PCI specifications v2.1
Ñ five 32-bit PCI slots (Masters), three ISA slots, and 4-layer PCB
Ñ supports Universal Serial BusÑUSB (Optional)
¥ Peripheral controller:
Ñ System BIOS built-in NCR306 SCSI Card BIOS and ÒPlug and
PlayÓ function
Ñ onboard built-in PCI Master IDE controller and floppy controller
Ñ onboard supports for two high speed UARTS (w/i 16550 FIFO),
Multimode parallel port for SPP/EPP/ECP modes, and PS/2
mouse function
Ñ onboard supports FLASH Memory for easy upgrade BIOS
Ñ onboard supports IR function.