MSI MS-5187 User Manual

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
The MICRO ATX VI16 mainboard is a high-performance all-in-one system
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mainboard. This mainboard supports Intel Pentium processor/Pentium
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processor with MMX technology, Cyrix /IBM 6x86/6x86L/6x86MX/MII,
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and AMD K6/K6-2/K6-III processors.
The mainboard uses the highly integrated Apollo MVP4. The Apollo MVP4
is a PC Socket-7 system logic North Bridge with integrated 2D/3D Graphics
Accelerator. The core logic portion of the chip is based on the popular
100MHz VIA Apollo MVP3 chipset with enhanced features and graphics
accelerator based on the Cyber9398DVD from Trident Microsystems. The
VT82C686A Super I/O PCI integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) is a high
integration, high performance, power efficient and high compatibility device
that supports Intel and non-Intel based processors plus PCI bus bridge
functionality to make a complete Microsoft PC98-compliant PCI/ISA system.
The VT82C686A supports PCI-to-ISA bus controller, four USB ports, dual
bus-master IDE with Ultra DMA33/66, AC97 Basic Audio, System Hardware
Monitoring, and integrated "Super I/O functionality".
This Mainboard with Apollo MVP4 coupled with VT82C686A is a ideal
performance energy efficient, and highly integrated computer systems.
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