Chapter 1 Introduction Of K8M8Ms/K8M8M Motherboard; Feature Of Motherboard - JETWAY K8M8M - REV 3.0 User Manual

Chapter 1
Introduction of K8M8MS/K8M8M Motherboard

1-1 Feature of motherboard

The K8M8MS/K8M8M motherboard is design for use 64bit AMD Athlon64 (K8) Processor
in 754 Pin HyperTrnsport Processor with the VIA K8M800 Chipset delivers a high performance
and professional desktop platform solution. Which utilize the Socket 754 design and the
memory size expandable to 2.0GB.
These motherboards use the newest VIA K8M800 Chipset, supports 800MHz System Bus in
data transfer rate. These motherboards provided 133MHz/166MHz/ 200MHz Memory clock
frequency, support DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 DDR Module. The motherboard embedded
VIA VT8237 V-Link LPC South Bridge offer ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA RAID 0, 1
functions to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance. The
K8M8MS used the VIA VT6103 LAN-PHY controller chip supports 10/100Mbps data
transfer rate full duplex, half duplex operation.
These motherboards also has an integrated 6-channel AC'97 CODEC on board which is fully
compatible with Sound Blaster Pro  that gives you the best sound quality and compatibility.
K8M8MS/K8M8M motherboards integrated High Performance & High Quality 3D
Accelerator supports Ultra-AGPII with 2GB/s bandwidth, built-in MPEG-2/1 Video Decoder
and Video Accelerator supports VCD DVD HDTV decoding and playback, supports graphic
and video overlay function. Built-in programmable 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to
300MHz pixel clock. Programmable frame buffer size from 16MB and up to 64MB. For those
wanting even greater graphic performance. K8M8MS/K8M8M provided an AGP slot supports
AGP 8X/4X capability and Fast write Transaction.
With USB control as well as capability of expanding to 8x USB2.0 function ports delivering
480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, these motherboards meet future USB demand also
has built-in hardware monitor function to monitor and protect your computer.
A useful software tool "Magic BIOS" examines the BIOS version automatically with the
correct version available on the web, links the site for users to download the latest version of
BIOS and updates the BIOS. Use "Magic BIOS", users can download and update BIOS
automatically and completed under the OS easily.
These motherboards provide high performance & meets future specification demand. It is
really wise choice for your computer.
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