Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
The MICRO ATX BX7 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer
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mainboard based on the Intel
Pentium
II processor. This mainboard
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combines leading edge AGP ATI
3D RAGE PRO/RAGE PRO Turbo technol-
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ogy in graphics and Creative
ES1371/ES1373(reserved) PCI technology in
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TM
audio. The Intel
Pentium
II processor supports MMX
(Multimedia
Extension) technology.
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The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel
82443BX AGP chipset to
support the PCI/ISA and Green standards, and to provide the Host/AGP
®
bridge. The Intel
82371EB chipset integrates all system control functions
such as ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). The ACPI
provides more Energy Saving Features for the OSPM(OS Direct Power
®
Management) function. The Intel
82371EB chipset also improves the IDE
transfer rate by supporting Ultra DMA/33 IDE that transfers data at the rate
of 33MB/s.
The mainboard also supports the System Hardware Monitor Controller as an
optional function. Its functions include: CPU /power supply/chassis fan
revolution detect, CPU/system voltage monitor, system temperature monitor,
and chassis intrusion detect(optional).
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