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KX600A Series
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Introduction
Congratulations on choosing the KX600A Series mainboard! The KX600A series includes the
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KX600A-GE, KX600A PRO and KX600A. These are based on VIA
KT600 Northbridge chipset
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and VT8237 Southbridge chipset. It also supports AMD
Athlon XP
/ Athlon
/ Duron
/
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Barton
Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 200/ 266/ 333/ 400 MHz.
The KX600A Series provide 3 sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of up to
3GB. You can install DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM.
The KX600A Series provide one AGP Slot for 2X/ 4X/ 8X (1.5V only) AGP cards.
The KX600A Series include built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 33/ 66/ 100/ 133. The
KX600A Series also include built in SATA facilities that support Serial ATA 150 and support SATA
RAID 0 or 1.
The KX600A Series also comes with an AC'97 Sound Codec (ALC655) which supports high quality
6 channel audio (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect). It also supports Sony/ Philips Digital Interface
(S/PDIF).
The KX600A Series also include CPU Over Temperature Protection (OTP). When CPU temperature
rises above normal values, the system will automatically shut down to protect your system from
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overheating. But the OTP is only functional when using the Athlon XP
or the Barton
CPUs.
The KX600A Series also comes with eight USB 2.0 ports.
The KX600A-GE and KX600A PRO also comes with a LAN Chip which supports a back panel LAN
port.
The company's 3 Year Limited Warranty for this product covers both labor costs and replacement
parts during the 1st year. Only labor costs are covered during the 2nd and 3rd years (replacement
parts will be charged during the 2nd and 3rd years).
All of the information in this manual only for reference. This specification is subject to change
without notice.
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