1.4
Notes On Installation
This motherboard has been designed with the Intel 82430TX, PCI
chipset, which was developed by Intel Corporation to fully support
the Pentium Processor PCI/ISA system. The Intel 82430TX PCI
chipset provides increased integration and improved performance.
The chipset provides an integrated IDE controller with two high
performance IDE interfaces, for up to four IDE devices (hard devices,
CD-ROM device, etc). The Super I/O controller provides standard
I/O functions: floppy interface, two serial ports with 16-Byte FIFO
buffers, and an EPP/ECP-capable parallel port.
Care must be taken when inserting memory modules, inserting the
CPU, or even plugging PCI cards into associated slots to avoid
damaging any circuits or sockets on the motherboard. A cooling fan
is strongly recommended when installing P54C, P54CTB, P55C, K5,
K6, 6x86, or M2 CPU, to avoid overheating.
The motherboard requires a minimum of 8MB of system memory,
and can support a maximum of 256MB.
The onboard L2 Cache comprises 256KB or 512KB of static RAM
(SRAM) to increase system performance.
The motherboard supports standard Fast Page (FP), EDO (Extended
Data Out), or SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) memory, and provides
four 72-pin SIMMs and two 168-pin DIMMs. The sockets support
1Mx32(32MB) single-sided or double-sided memory modules.
Memory timing requires 70ns Fast Page devices or 60ns EDO RAM.
Memory parity generation and checking is not supported. (DRAM
Modules may be parity (x36) or non-parity (x32).
The board also has two onboard PCI IDE connectors, and detects the
IDE hard disk type through an automatic BIOS utility. The system
also supports Award Plug & Play BIOS for the ISA and PCI cards.
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