KX600S PRO/ KX600S
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Chapter 1. Getting Started
Introduction
Congratulations on choosing the KX600S Series mainboard! The KX600S series includes the
KX600S PRO and KX600S. These are based on VIA
®
KT600 Northbridge chipset and VT8237
Southbridge chipset. It also supports AMD
®
Athlon XP
TM
/ Athlon
TM
/ Duron
TM
/ Barton
TM
Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 200/ 266/ 333/ 400 MHz.
The KX600S Series provide 3 sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of up to
3GB. You can install DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM.
The KX600S Series provide one AGP Slot for 2X/ 4X/ 8X (1.5V only) AGP cards.
The KX600S Series include built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 33/ 66/ 100/ 133. The
KX600S Series also include built in SATA facilities that support Serial ATA 155 and support SATA
RAID 0 or 1.
The KX600S Series also comes with an AC’97 Sound Codec (ALC655) which supports high quality
6 channel audio (
Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect
). It also supports Sony/ Philips Digital Interface
(S/PDIF).
The KX600S Series also include CPU Over Temperature Protection (OTP). When CPU temperature
rises above normal values, the system will automatically shut down to protect your system from
overheating. But the OTP is only functional when using the Athlon XP
TM
or the Barton
TM
CPUs.
The KX600S Series also comes with eight USB 2.0 ports.
The KX600S PRO also comes with a LAN Chip (3Com) which supports a back panel LAN port.
All of the information in this manual only for reference. This specification is subject to change
without notice.
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