Asus A7V133-M - Manual (Page 8)

8 ASUS A7V133-M User’s Manual
2.1 The ASUS A7V133-M
The ASUS A7V133-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC
user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1 Specifications
• AMD ® Athlon ™ /Duron ™ Processor Support: Supports Socket A-based AMD ®
Athlon ™ /Duron ™ processors.
• North Bridge System Chipset: Features the VIA ® VT8363A (VIA ® Apollo
KT133A) system controller with support for a 200/266MHz Front Side Bus (FSB);
up to 1GB of PC133/PC100 SDRAM / VC 133 Virtual Channel Memory (VCM)
SDRAM; complies with AGP 2.0 specifications for 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes;
and PCI 2.2. bus interface with support for 3 PCI masters. It is optimized to
deliver enhanced AMD Athlon™/Duron™ processor system performance.
• “Super South” South Bridge System PCIset: VIA ® VT82C686B PCIset with
PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) with support for
UltraDMA/100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 100MB/sec;
AC97 audio; USB controller with root hub and four function ports.
• PC133 SDRAM / VC133 VCM Support: Equipped with two Dual Inline Memory
Module (DIMM) sockets to support Intel PC133/PC100-compliant (8, 16, 32, 64,
128, 256, or 512MB) or NEC’s VC133-compliant Virtual Channel (VC) SDRAM
up to 1GB. VC SDRAM is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically im-
proves the memory system’s ability to service, among others, high multimedia
requirements.
• AGP Slot: Supports AGP cards for high performance, component level
interconnection targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 133MHz 4X
mode.
• UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE
controller with two connectors that support four ATA100/66/33 devices on two
channels. Supports UltraDMA/100/66/33, PIO Modes 3, 4 & 5 and Bus Master
IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM,
CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
• Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an op-
tional onboard Realtek Fast Ethernet Controller or an optional ASUS PCI-L101
10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Appendix).
• Wake-On-Ring Connector: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI
modem card that supports a WOR connector.
• USB: Supports up to 4 USB ports, two on the back panel and two midboard, for
more peripheral connectivity options.
2. FEATURES
Specifications
2. FEA
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