Chapter 1 Introduction - DFI G586IPC User Manual

Chapter 1
Introduction
The G586IPC, equipped with a 321-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) CPU
socket, is a fast Pentium processor system board supporting Intel
Pentium CPUs running at 75MHz, 90MHz, 100MHz, 120MHz, 133MHz,
150MHz and 166MHz frequencies. The G586IPC also supports Cyrix
P120+, P133+, P150+, and P166+ CPUs.
The G586IPC uses the Intel 82430HX chipset. It supports Error Check-
ing and Correction (ECC) that performs single bit error correction and
parity check for multi-bit error detection.
The G586IPC can support 8MB to 256MB of system memory using
EDO or fast page mode x32 or x36 DRAM. This system board also
supports pipeline burst SRAM and provides easy cache upgrade using
256KB or 512KB cache modules.
The G586IPC design is based on the Peripheral Component Intercon-
nect (PCI) local bus and Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) stan-
dards. It is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots, 3 dedicated 16-bit ISA
slots and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot.
The G586IPC board has two bus master PCI IDE connectors. Bus mas-
tering reduces CPU use during disk transfer. This system board is also
equipped with two NS16C550A-compatible serial ports, an SPP/ECP/
EPP parallel port, a floppy disk drive controller, one PS/2 mouse port
and one PS/2 or AT keyboard connector.
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