Chapter 1; Introduction - ECS K7AMA User Manual

Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket-462 processor socket for an AMD
K7 type CPUs. You can install any one of these processors on the
mainboard.
The mainboard supports Socket-462 processor front-side bus
speeds of 200MHz or 266MHz.
This mainboard uses the ALI M1645 chipset which supports a 4X
AGP slot for highly graphics display, DDR interface and Ultra
DMA 33/66/100/133 function, provides outstanding high system
performance under all types of system operations. The mainboard
has a built-in AC97 Codec, provides an AMR (Audio Modem
Riser) slot to support Audio and Modem application, and has a
built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network Interface (optional) . In
addition, the mainboard has an extended set of ATX I/O Ports
including PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, two USB ports, a
parallel port, and two serial ports. Two extra USB ports can be
added using the Extended USB Module that connects to the
mainboard.
This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful
multimedia workstation that is network ready. The board is ATX
size and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.
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