ECS P6BAP-Me User Manual page 62

Optimized Chipset
This board uses the VIA 82c693A/596B chipset. The 82c693A forms the
north bridge and supports system buses of 66, 100 and 133 MHz. It is
AGP Rev. 1 compliant and supports 3.3v AGP devices operating over a
66/133 MHz bus. The memory bus supports the fastest access (X-1-1-1)
for both 66, 100 and 133 MHz operation. The board is compliant with
PCI Rev.2.1 operating at 33 MHz. Five PCI Bus masters are supported.
The south bridge is provided by the 82c596B. This chip supports ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Rev 1.0, onboard PCI
IDE channels, USB ports, and a System Management Bus for OS control
and configuration of devices.
This new VIA chipset is designed to lower cost of performance, by
offering a cheap solution to using the latest range of processors, while
offering a clear upgrade path to the future generation of 133 MHz
processor types. This chipset makes the evolutionary move from PC100
to PC133, increasing the speed of the system and memory buses from
100 MHz to 133 MHz. The 133 MHz memory interface also opens the
door to a wide range of PC133 memory devices now on the market.
This latest VIA chipset supports an asynchronous memory bus
architecture, and provides the option of 66/10, 100/66, 100/133 and
133/100 MHz CPU and memory bus combinations. By supporting
66/100/133 CPU bus and memory settings, this chipset is a highly
scaleable choice for end users building Celeron or Joshua level systems.
Built-in PCI 3D Sound
The CMI 8738 is a single chip solution for PCI-bus 3D audio. The chip
provides Sound Blaster 16-bit-compatible audio, plus support for
Microsoft's DirectSound 3D specification and Aureal A3D interface. The
sound ports include jacks for speakers, microphone and stereo in, and a
game/MIDI port. The audio system supports full duplex operation and
drivers are available for WIN 95/98/2000 and WIN NT 4.0. The audio
system can output sound to 4 loudspeakers and also supports SPDIF
24-bit digital sound input and output.
Optional Built-in Communications
The mainboard has an integrated fax/modem connector. As an option,
you can purchase a fax/modem extension bracket which connects the
line and telephone RJII sockets to the board. The fax/modem supports
the V.90 protocol that allows transmissions at up to 56Kbps and is fully
compatible with earlier transmission and error correction standards. It
supports automatic fall back and caller ID.
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