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Chapter 1
Overview
Congratulations on your decision to adopt the PAK-2102 mainboard. The
mainboard combines the advanced capabilities of the VIA Apollo 580VP®
chipset with a high-performance concurrent PCI local bus architecture to provide
the ideal platform for unleashing the unsurpassed speed and power of the Intel
Pentium processor. This highly-flexible mainboard is designed to run a full range
of Intel Pentium™, Cyrix 6x86™, IBM 6x86™, and AMD-K5™ processors;
and can be easily upgraded using its 321-pin ZIF socket. The processor's
advanced performance is complemented by a second level write back Pipeline
Burst SRAM cache of up to 1MB and main memory of up to 512MB RAM. The
main memory is installed using the board's six 72-pin SIMM sockets that accept
an unrivaled choice of high-speed EDO and standard Fast Page Mode DRAM.
The PAK-2102 integrates a full set of I/O features onboard, including two 16550
UART compatible serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, and one
Floppy Disk Drive controller. It also comes with a built-in Enhanced IDE
controller that provides convenient, high-speed PCI Bus Master connections
with up to four IDE devices, including Hard Disk and CD-ROM drives. An
extended slot allows you to install a riser card providing ample room for further
expansion. The mainboard also features support for the state-of-the-art Universal
Serial Bus (USB) that provides ease-of-use and high-speed Plug & Play
connections to future USB compliant peripheral devices. The IrDA compliant
serial port and optional onboard SIR support further enhance system I/O
connectivity. Moreover, for advanced VGA functionality, the PAK-2102
features an onboard S3 Trio64V+™ VGA subsystem that delivers up to
1024x768x256 resolutions. The Creative Lab ViBRA 16C™ onboard audio
subsystem provides the audio environment.
This chapter gives you a brief overview of the PAK-2102 mainboard. In addition
to basic information on the board's main components and features, it also
provides advice on how to upgrade and expand it. For updated BIOS, drivers, or
product
release
information,
please
visit
FIC's
home
page
at:
http://www.fic.com.tw.
Main Features
The PAK-2102 mainboard comes with the following high-performance features:
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