Introduction; Preface - Gigabyte GA-686BX Manual

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INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE

Welcome to use the 686BX motherboard. It is a Pentium ® II Processor based
PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus, and has been designed to
be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new features allow you to
operate the system with just the performance you want.
This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
Intel Pentium ® II Processor based PC / AT compatible main board.
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Slot 1 supports Pentium ® II processor running at 200-633 MHz.
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Intel 440BX chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA33 IDE / Keyboard
and PS/2 Mouse Power On / ACPI features.
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Supports 4xDIMMs using 3.3V SDRAM DIMM module.
q Supports 8 MB - 1 GB SDRAM memory on board.
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Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.
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1xAGP slot, 4xPCI Bus slots, 3xISA Bus slots.
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Supports 2 channels Ultra DMA 33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.
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Supports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x1.44MB Floppy port.
q Supports 2xUSB ports, 1xPS/2 Mouse & 1xPS/2 Keyboard.
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Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2Mbit FLASH RAM.
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30.5 cm x 19 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.
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