Chapter 1: Introduction - VIA Technologies VT82C686A User Manual

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1: Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
This mainboard is a versatile high-end and workstation class
product with an ATX form factor. The mainboard features dual
Socket 370 CPU sockets which uses an Intel Celeron
TM
PPGA/FC-
PGA series processors, or dual FC-PGA Pentium
III series
processors, or a Cyrix III series processors at 66/100/133MHz
FSB.
The mainboard incorporates the VIA 82C694X and VT82C686B
chipsets, features an AC97 audio codec built-in. The mainboard
delivers high-level performance with a 4xAGP (Accelerated
Graphics Port) slot and two Bus Master Ultra DMA (UDMA) ports
that support four ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface)
devices. The IDE also supports PIO Mode 3 and 4,
UDMA33/66/100 IDE, and an ATAPI CD-ROM.
The mainboard also has a full set of ATX I/O ports, such as two serial
port connectors, a parallel port connector, a dual USB (Universal
Serial Bus) connector, and PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. An
extra USB header gives you the option of connecting two more USB
ports.
One AGP slot, four PCI local bus slots, and one AMR riser slot
provide expandability for add-on peripheral cards.
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