Introducing The Motherboard; Introduction - ECS 760GX-M Manual

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Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the 760GX-M motherboard. This motherboard is a high perfor-
mance, enhanced function motherboard that supports Socket 754 AMD K8 processors for
high-end business or personal desktop markets.
The motherboard incorporates the SiS760GX Northbridge (NB) and SiS964 Southbridge
TM
(SB) chipsets. The SiS760GX Northbridge features the HyperTranport complaint bus
driver technology to support AMD K8 processors up to 1600MT/s data rate. The
Northbridge supports external AGP slot with AGP 8X/4X capability and Fast Write Trans-
actions. Plus, SiS MuTIOL, a high bandwidth and mature technology, is incorporated to
connect SiS760GX and SiS964 MuTIOL Media IO together.
The SiS964 Southbridge supports Hi-Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Microsoft Win-
dows with multiple DMA bus architecture that supports isochroous request and continuous
packet transmission. It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480Mb/s
bandwidth for eight USB 2.0 ports, integrates AC'97 v2.3 compliant audio controller that
features a 6-channels of audio speaker out and HSP v.90 modem support. The Southbridge
integrates a Serial ATA host controller that is SATA v1.0 compliant, and supports 1.5Gb/s
bandwidth for each serial port. It provides dual independent IDE channels and each of them
support PIO mode 0,1,2,3,4 and multiword DMA mode 0,1,2 and UltraDMA 133/100/66.
There is an advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and
keyboard connectors, COM1, LPT1,VGA port and four USB ports, one optional LAN port,
and audio jacks for microphone, line-in, and line-out. This motherboard is designed in a
Micro ATX form factor using a four-layer printed circuit board and measures 244 mm x 244
mm.
Introducing the Motherboard