Introduction of CX6 Features
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User’s Manual
Ultra DMA/66
The CX6 supports Ultra ATA/66 IDE devices. Ultra ATA/66 is the new standard for IDE
devices. It enhances existing Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both performance and
data integrity. This new high-speed interface doubles the Ultra ATA/33 burst data transfer
rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI
local bus environment. You can connect either Ultra ATA/33 IDE devices or Ultra ATA/66
IDE devices to the IDE connectors on this motherboard.
PC Health
The CX6 has built-in hardware monitoring functions, that can monitor and protect your
computer insuring a safe computing environment.
Sets You Free From the Y2K Threat
The potential threat of Year 2000 (Y2K) problems are making everyone very nervous. The
Y2K issue applies to almost any device, firmware, or software that operates on or with year
based dates. This problem is caused by a design flaw in the
R
eal
T
ime
C
lock (RTC) unit.
The RTC only changes the last two digits of the year code, but not the century information.
As a result, when it comes to 12:00 AM January 1, 2000 the RTC will switch from
December 31 11:59 PM 1999 to 12:00 AM January 1 1900.
Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000,
and with recording and reporting of all dates from the RTC including leap year dates. This
motherboard is free from the Y2K problem because its BIOS are Y2K compliant.
Please Note
If the operating system or application software cannot handle Year 2000 dates, you will
still be facing the Y2K threat because it is not a hardware problem that relates to the
motherboard itself. According to Award BIOS, it is BIOS source code released after 31
May 1995 complies with all known Y2K issues; however, it may still fail the 2000.exe
test. Award has modified its BIOS source code to accommodate the requirements of
2000.exe. Award BIOS source code issued later than 18 November 1996 passes the
NTSL 2000.exe test program.
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