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Overview
Overview
Chapter 1
The new Socket-A 1stMainboard
®
AN11
Ô
is an ATX sized motherboard
supporting the latest generation of AMD Athlon
Ô
and Duron
Ô
processors
at industry leading speeds. By utilizing DDR ( Double Data Rate ) transfer rate
the 100/133 MHz AMD Athlon system bus effectively reaches Front Side Bus
speeds of 200/266 MHz. The board allows 3 PC2100/PC1600 DDR DIMMs for
up to 3 GB of DDR SDRAM.
The AN11 is based around the high performance V-link VIA KT266A
Ô
chipset
comprised of VIA VT 8366A system controller for the North Bridge and the
VIA VT8233
Ô
for the South Bridge. The AGP 4X functions supported by
KT266A
®
provides the end-user a photo-realistic 3D experience suitable for
the most robust 3D games and software environments. Onboard AC97 sound,
embedded in VT8233, ensures high quality audio.
The mainboard also comes equipped with the new NOVUS
®
range of innova-
tive features that assist in the installation and maintenance. The features in-
clude Easy Key, which provides instant keyboard access to the BIOS for
adjustments to Clock and Default settings and LogoGenie, which allows you
to create your own customized logo to be displayed during system boot up.
The BIOS Guardian is an Anti Virus utility that prevents viruses from damag-
ing your system BIOS and rendering your system inoperative.
Expansion is provided by 1 AGP(2X/4X), and 6 PCI slots. In addition, the
1stMainboard AN11 is equipped with 2 dual channeled enhanced PCI bus
master IDE connectors, plus two optional IDE RAID connectors for support-
ing more efficient data backup. Standard I/O connections include 2 serial ports,
1 parallel port, 1 PS/2 mouse and keyboard connector, 4 USB connection ports,
1 IR port, and 1 media connector (Line-In, Line-Out, Mic-In, game port).