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Chapter 1 Specification
1-2.1 CPU Socket
CPU Socket 478B on board, supporting Intel
®
Pentium 4 processors
(including Intel Hyper-threading CPUs) in 478-pin package for :
-- 533/400MHz System Bus;
-- Hyper-pipelined technology;
-- Advanced dynamic execution;
-- Advanced transfer cache;
1-2.2 System Chipsets
• North Bridge VIA P4X400A (P4X400 CE Version) for supporting 4X133
4X100MHz system Bus, Hub interface, AGP4X/8X interface and DDR
333/266/200 DRAM memory interface, with an enhancement of
support of *DDR 400 DRAMs which should have passed the Soltek
DDR 400 Memory Module Validation.
• South Bridge VIA VT8235 working with North Bridge supporting the
double speed V-Link, LPC Super I/O, upstream Hub interface, PCI
interface, IDE interface, LAN interface, USB V2.0 interface, as well
as AC’97 Audio 6-channel interface.
1-2.3 Memory
3 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board for DDR *400/333/266/200 DRAMs:
• Supporting unregistered, non-ECC DDR *400/333/266/200 DRAM up
to 3 GBs
• Supporting installation of mixed volumes yet same type of DDR DRAM
modules
*Soltek Computer Inc. typically runs a DDR 400 Memory Module
Validation Program for Chipset VIA P4X400A. Detailed information
is available in Soltek Web Site: WWW.soltek.com.tw
1-2.4 AMI BIOS
• Supporting Plug & Play V1.0
• Flash Memory for easy upgrade
• Supporting BIOS Writing Protection and Year 2000 compliant
• Supporting BIOS Setup (See Chapter 4 BIOS Setup)
1-2 Mainboard Specifications
1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface
AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting:
• 1.5V(4X/8X) power mode only, 1 AGP Slot supported
• 4x AD and SBA signaling, AGP pipelined split-transection longburst
transfers up to 2GB/sec.
• AGP 4X/8X only, AGP V3.0 compliant