Core Specifications - Asus A7V600-X User Manual

1.4.1 Core specifications

CPU socket. Socket 462 (Socket A) surface mount, Zero Insertion Force
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(ZIF) socket for the AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron Processors.
(Note: When using CPUs with FSB 100, the maximum DDR data transfer
rate allowed is only at 266Mhz.)
North bridge controller. The VIA
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333/266/200MHz Front Side Bus, and the latest 400/333/266MHz 64-bit
memory bus.
DDR DIMM sockets. These three 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 3GB
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system memory using unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/2100 DDR DIMMs.
(Note: PC3200 maximum to 2 DIMMs support only. Visit the ASUS website
(www.asus.com) for the latest qualified DDR400 module list.)
IDE connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support
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up to four Ultra DMA133/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices. Both the
primary (blue) and secondary (black) connectors are slotted to prevent
incorrect insertion of the IDE ribbon cable.
ATX power connector. This 20-pin connector connects to an ATX +12V
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power supply. The power supply must have at least 1A on the +5V standby
lead (+5VSB).
Floppy disk connector. This connector accommodates the provided
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ribbon cable for the floppy disk drive. One side of the connector is slotted
to prevent incorrect insertion of the floppy disk cable.
AGP slot. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports 1.5V
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AGP8X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications.
Serial ATA connectors. These two 7-pin connectors accommodate the thin
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cables for Serial ATA devices.
South bridge controller. The VIA
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supports various I/O functions including two Serial ATA ports, 2-channel
ATA/133 bus master IDE controller, up to eight USB 2.0 ports, LPC Super
I/O interface, AC'97 interface and PCI 2.2 interface.
Flash ROM. This 2Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS
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program.
Standby power LED. This LED lights up if there is a standby power on the
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motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power
before plugging or unplugging devices.
USB connectors. These two 10-1 pin connectors accomodates a USB 2.0
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module.
Super I/O controller. This Low Pin Count (LPC) interface provides the
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commonly used Super I/O functionality. The chipset supports a high-
performance floppy disk controller for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy
disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two standard compatible UARTs, and
a Flash ROM interface.
ASUS A7V600-X Motherboard
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KT600 supports AGP 8X mode, 400/
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VT8237 integrated peripheral controller
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