Chapter 1 Overview - FIC K7M-400A Instruction Manual

Chapter 1
Overview
Overview
The new microATX 462-pin supports a full range of the latest generation
board
AMD Athlon XP processors. The leading edge VIA chipset was de-
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signed to work in the 462-pin package running at the FSB 200/266/333/400
MHz. Built using leading edge technology, the AMD Athlon XP proces-
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sors provide a significant improvement in performance over previous proces-
sors. Two DDR 200/266/333/400 SDRAM sockets allow for up to 2 GB memory
capacity. Support for Ultra DMA/133 protocol and its high-speed interface
further ensures that data transfer speeds are improved, especially for the long
sequential transfers required by audio/visual applications.
The board features onboard audio and LAN function; also, the serial ATA
feature replaces the standard parallel ATA physical storage interface and al-
lows future enhancements to the computing platform. It is completely soft-
ware compatible with parallel ATA, requiring no modification to your operat-
ing system. For more details, please read the help file in the lst Utilities CD.
The board comes with a versatile range of I/O features such as serial port COM
port, 1 CRT port, 1 parallel port, 1 LAN, 2 optional IEEE 1394, 1 PS/2 mouse and
keyboard connector, 8 USB ports, 1 media connector (front audio, Line-in,
Line-out and Mic-in). In addition, the board is equipped with 2 dual channel
enhanced PCI bus master IDE connectors. Ample expansion is available through
3 PCI and 1AGP to allow enjoyment of the AMD CPU's benefits in internet
applicatons, video/3D graphics performance, and so forth.
Other key features are Remote On/Off, Auto Power Failure Recovery, inte-
grated temperature monitoring and system fan control. Also included are a lst
Utilities CD with enhanced drivers and a few bundled software solutions.
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