Motherboard Description; Overview - Intel VS440FX Technical Specification

1 Motherboard Description

1.1 Overview

The VS440FX motherboard supports Pentium
and 200 MHz. The Pentium Pro microprocessor includes 16 KB of L1 cache on the chip. A
256 KB or 512 KB L2 cache device is contained in the same package as the microprocessor. The
motherboard features:
ATX form factor
Socket 8 Pentium Pro processor socket
Main Memory
Four 72-pin SIMM
Support for up to 256 MB of Extended Data Out (EDO) or fast page memory
Support for non-parity, parity, or Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) DRAM
Chipset and PCI/IDE Interface
Intel 82440FX PCIset
Integrated PCI bus mastering controller
Two fast IDE interfaces
Support for up to four IDE drives or devices
Support for two Universal Serial Bus (USB) interfaces
I/O Features
PC87308/87307 Super I/O controller
Integrates standard I/O functions: floppy drive interface, one multi-mode parallel port, two
FIFO serial ports, real-time clock, keyboard and mouse controller, and IrDA
interface
Expansion Slots
Three ISA
Three PCI
One shared PCI/ISA
Audio Subsystem
†
Crystal CS4236 Multimedia codec
Wavetable upgrade header
Other features
Plug and Play compatible BIOS
Support for Advanced Power Management (APM)
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†
sockets
Pro microprocessors operating at 150, 166, 180,
†
-compatible
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