Checklist; Features - ECS P5SD-B Plus Manual

Software
Use the Software Chapter to learn how to use the software drivers and support
programs that are provided with this mainboard.

Checklist

Compare the contents of your mainboard package with the standard checklist below. If
any item is missing or appears damaged, please contact the vendor of your mainboard
package.
Standard Items
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1 x P5SD-B+ Mainboard
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1 x Cable/Bracket Pack
Diskette drive ribbon cable
IDE drive ribbon cable
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This User's Manual
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Software Support Disks

Features

The main feature of the P5SD-B+ mainboard is that it provides a cost effective socket-
7 board that supports a wide range of inexpensive processors. However, it upgrades
the socket-7 format with a 100 MHz system bus and support for AGP graphics
adapters.
Low-cost Processing
The socket-7 processor socket supports a wide range of low-cost Pentium and
Pentium-compatible processors from a variety of vendors. You can install the board
with an Intel Pentium or Pentium MMX, an AMD K5 or K6, a Cyrix/IBM 6X86, or an
IDT C6. The board will support CPU clocks from 90 MHz through to over 300 MHz,
and CPU voltages of 2.1 up to 3.5 volts. All the supported processors have internal
level-1 cache memory and the mainboard is installed with 512K of PBSRAM level-2
external cache memory.
Versatile Memory Support
The board has two SIMM sockets for older 72-pin EDO or FP DRAM modules, and
two DIMM sockets for newer 168-pin SDRAM modules. The SIMM sockets allow
memory from older machines to be recycled into a modern, performance, socket-7
system.
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