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Introduction of BE6 Features
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Chapter 1. Introduction of BE6 Features
1-1.Features of This Motherboard
The motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1
structure (Pentium
II/III and Celeron
processors), up to 768MB of memory, super I/O, and
Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server systems and
meets the requirements for desktop system for multimedia in the future.
The BE6 has the HPT366 Ultra ATA/66 Chipset built-in. This means, the BE6 will support
Ultra ATA/66 IDE devices. Ultra ATA/66 is the new standard for IDE devices. It enhances
existing Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity. This
new high-speed interface doubles the Ultra ATA/33 burst data transfer rate to 66.6
Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI local bus
environment. Another benefit is, you can connect another four IDE devices in your system
either Ultra ATA/33 IDE devices or Ultra ATA/66 IDE devices. You will have more
flexibility to expand your computer system.
The BE6 has built-in hardware monitoring functions (you can refer to Appendix C for
detailed information), they can monitor and protect your computer insuring a safe
computing environment. The BE6 also supports both the PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse
wake up features (you can refer to section 3-8 for detailed information), letting you easily
wake up your system by these devices. The motherboard can provide high performance for
workstations and meets the requirements for desktop systems for multimedia in the future.
Sets You Free From the Y2K Threat
The potential threat of Year 2000 (Y2K) problems are making everyone very nervous. The
Y2K issue applies to almost any device, firmware, or software that operates on or with year
based dates. This problem is caused by a design flaw in the Real Time Clock (RTC) unit.
The RTC only changes the last two digits of the year code, but not the century information.
As a result, when it comes to 12:00 AM January 1, 2000 the RTC will switch from
December 31 11:59 PM 1999 to 12:00 AM January 1 1900.
Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000,
and with recording and reporting of all dates from the RTC including leap year dates. This
motherboard is free from the Y2K problem because its BIOS are Y2K compliant.
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