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ASUS CUPLE-VM User’s Manual
2.1 The ASUS CUPLE-VM
The ASUS CUPLE-VM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC
user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1 Specifications
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Intel
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Celeron™/Coppermine™, Pentium III
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and VIA
®
Cyrix™ Proces-
sor Support: Supports Socket 370 based Intel
®
Celeron™/Coppermine™, Pen-
tium III
®
and VIA
®
Cyrix™ processors.
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North Bridge System Chipset: Features the VIA
®
VT8601A (PLE133) system
controller with support for 133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); up to 1 GB of PC133/
PC100 SDRAM; complies with 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes; and PCI 2.2. bus
interface with support for 4 PCI masters. It is optimized to deliver enhanced
Intel
®
Celeron™/Coppermine™ and VIA
®
Cyrix™ processor system
performance.
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“Super South” South Bridge System PCI set: Features the VIA
®
VT82C686B
PCI chipset with a PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) sup-
porting 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.
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PC133 SDRAM / VC133 VCM Support: Equipped with two Dual Inline
Memory Module (DIMM) sockets to support Intel
®
PC133-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 dra-
matically improves the memory system’s ability to service, among others, high
multimedia requirements.
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Optional PCI Controller: Creative CT5880 Audio Controller Chipset with AC97
Audio CODEC complete with software support.
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JumperFree™ Mode: Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of
frequency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode
is enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow
manual adjustment of the processor’s external frequency.
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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, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes
3 & 4 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.
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Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an
optional onboard Realtek Fast Ethernet Controller or an optional ASUS PCI-
L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Appendix).
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Wake-On-Ring Connector: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI
modem card that supports a WOR connector.
2. FEATURES
Specifications
2. FEA
TURES