MSI NLX EX3 Manual

Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
The NLX EX3 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer
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mainboard based on the Pentium II processor. The mainboard supports
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Intel 82558 Network chip, YAMAHA YMF715 sound chip and ATI 3D
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RAGE PRO/RAGE IIC for graphics accelerator. The Pentium II processor
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supports MMX (Multimedia Extension) technology.
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The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel 82440EX AGPset which
optimize the system bandwidth and concurrency with the implementation of
Quad Port Acceleration (QPA). QPA provides 4-port concurrent arbitration
of the processor bus, graphics, PCI bus and SDRAM.
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The Intel 82371EB chipset integrates all system control functions such as
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). The ACPI provides
more Energy Saving Features for the OSPM(OS Direct Power Management)
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function. The Intel 82371EB chipset also improves the IDE transfer rate by
supporting Ultra DMA/33 IDE that transfers data at the rate of 33MB/s.
The mainboard also supports the W83781D System Hardware Monitor
Controller as optional function. The System Hardware Monitor function
includes: CPU /power supply/chassis fan revolution detect, CPU/system
voltage monitor, system temperature monitor, and chassis intrusion detect.
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