Introduction; Preface; Key Features - Gigabyte 686DLX User Manual

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INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE

Welcome to use the 686DLX motherboard. The motherboard is a Dual
Pentium II Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI /
ISA Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are
some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance
you want.
This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.

1.2. KEY FEATURES

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Intel Dual Pentium
q Dual Slot 1 on board supports dual Pentium
633MHz.
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Intel 440LX chipset, Support AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA/33 IDE / ACPI
features.
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Support CPU FAN Failure / Overheat Alarm & auto slow down CPU
speed.
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Support Intel LDCM
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Supports 4xDIMMs using 3.3V EDO or SDRAM DIMM module.
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Supports 8 MB - 1 GB EDO / 512MB SDRAM memory on board.
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Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.
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Supports Ultra & Ultra Wide SCSI ports for 15 SCSI Device.
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1xAGP slot, 4xPCI Bus slots(1 PCI slot support RAID port), 3xISA Bus
slots.
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Supports 2 channels Ultra DMA/33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Device.
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Supports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x1.44MB Floppy port.
q Supports 2xUSB ports, 1xPS/2 Mouse & 1xPS/2 Keyboard ports.
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Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit FLASH RAM.
II Processor based PC / AT compatible mainboard.
Network Manageability.
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Introduction
II processor running at 200-