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Processor
The mainboard supports the Socket 370 which has the follow-
ing features:
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Accomodates Intel Pentium !!! processor, Tualatin proc-
essor and VIA C3 processor
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Supports 66/100/133 MHz CPU front-side bus (FSB)
Chipset
The VT8601T Northbridge and VT82C686B Southbridge chip-
sets are based on a high compatibility and power efficient with
proven reliability and performance.
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Built-in PLL (Phase Lock Loop) circuitry for optimal skew
control within and between clocking regions
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Supports full AGP v1.0 capability with the internal 2D/3D
Graphics Engine for maximum software compatibility
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PCI bus is synchronous / pseudo-synchronous to host
CPU bus
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DRAM interface synchronous or pseudosynchronous with
CPU FSB speed of 133 / 100 / 66 MHz
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Support high performance rCADE3D
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Hardware-Assisted MPEG-2 Architecture for DVD with
AC-3
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Integrated ISA Bus Controller with integrated DMA, timer,
and interrupt controller
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Dual channel master mode PCI supporting four Enhanced
IDE devices
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Dual full-duplex Direct Sound channels between system
memory and AC97 link
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Five positive voltage (one internal), two temperature (one
internal) and two fan-speed monitoring
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USB v.1.1 and Intel Universal HCI v.1.1 compatible
Additional features include support for four USB ports, an AC
97 link for audio and modem, hardware monitoring, and
ACPI/OnNow power management.
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Supports two 64/128/256/512 MB DIMM module sockets
Memory
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Supports Synchronous DRAM (3.3V)
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Supports a maximum memory size of 1 GB with SDRAM
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100/133 MHz Bus frequency
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64-bit Single Cycle 2D/3D Graphics Engine
Graphic
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Supports 2 to 8 Mbytes of Frame Buffer located in Sys-
Capabilities
tem Memory
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Real Time DVD MPEG-2 and AC-3 Playback
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Video Processor
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Integrated 24-bit 230 MHz True Color DAC
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Extended Screen Resolutions up to 1600 x 1200
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Extended Text Modes 80 or 132 columns by 25/30/43/60
rows
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DirectX 6 and OpenGL ICD API
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32 entry command queue, 32 entry data queue
High Perform-
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TM
4Kbyte texture cache with over 90% hit rates
ance rCADE3D
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Pipelined Single Cycle Setup/Texturing/Rendering En-
Accelerator
gines
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DirectDraw™ acceleration
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Multiple buffering and page flipping
TM
accelerator
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