Chapter 1: Introduction; Welcome - MATSONIC MS7117C User Manual

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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the MS7117C mainboard. This
mainboard features the latest VIA ET82C693A/596B chipset. This is a
very special mainboard which allows you to install almost any kind of
Intel Pentium-II/III processor. The MS7117C is a full-sized ATX board
measuring 305x220mm and using 4-layer printed circuit board.
The MS7117C includes a PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array) Celeron Socket-
PGA370 processor socket. This feature means that you can install
the mainboard with one of the new generation PPGA Celeron
cartridges.
In addition, the mainboard supports 66 MHz, 100MHz, or a 133 MHz
memory bus, so you can use 66MHz or 100MHz memory chips, or
higher-performance PC-133 memory chips. The board is installed with
an integrated PCI-3D sound system and has a full suite of I/O ports.
Seven expansion slots are available for system development and
hardware monitoring is supported.
This board allows complete flexibility. System integrators can choose
from a wide range of PPGA Celeron processors to build the right system,
according to their computing needs.
This chapter contains the following information:
! About the Manual explains how the information in this manual is
organized
! Checklist comprises a list of the standard and optional components
that are shipped with this mainboard,
! Features highlights the functions and components that make this
one of the best value mainboards on the market
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