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, the Pentium-III, and
Coppermine
-type. Clock rates run as high as
750 MHz
. Socket-
370 processors are the
PPGA Celeron, FCPGA Coppermine
and
PPGA Cyrix Joshua
which runs at clock rates up to
750 MHz
.
The mainboard supports a system bus of
66 MHz,
100 MHz
or
133 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
micro-ATX sized
and it can be installed in an
ATX
.
