VIA Technologies VT82C686A User Manual page 7

Built-in Graphics System
 Onboard Savage4 Pro 128-bit 2D/3D/Video Accelerator
 2 to 32 MB frame buffer use system memory
 Supports high resolutions up to 1920x1440 16-bit colors,
S3 DX7 texture compression (S3TC)
 Full AGP 4x, full speed hardware DVD Accelerator.
AC97 Codec
 Compliant PC97 2.1 specification
 Supports 18-bit ADC (Analog Digital Converter) and DAC
(Digital Analog Converter) as well as 18-bit stereo full-
duplex codec.
Onboard I/O Ports
 Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device
connections
 Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb/s transfer rate
 Two serial ports with 16550-compatible fast UART
 One parallel port with ECP and EPP support
 Two USB ports, optional two USB ports module
 Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse
 One infrared port connector for optional module.
Onboard Flash ROM
 Automatic CPU and board configuration support Plug and
Play of peripheral devices and expansion cards
 Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System
temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages
 Built-in virus protection using Trend's ChipAwayVirus
provides boot process virus protection.
1: Introduction
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