Asus A7V266-MX User Manual

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ASUS A7V266-MX motherboard user guide

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CPU socket. Socket 462 (Socket A) Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for
AMD Athlon XP™/Athlon™/Duron™ processor.

Northbridge. The VIA KM266 Northbridge controller chipset supports a
64-bit DDR memory controller and up to 2GB of 266/200MHz DDR
memory. It also supports AGP 4X technology. VIA KM266 is also loaded
with the VIA UniChrome™ 2D/3D graphics core for efficient multimedia
applications including DVD and video playback support.

DDR DIMM sockets. Equipped with two Double Data Rate Dual Inline
Memory Module (DDR DIMM) sockets to support up to 2GB of DDR
SDRAM, the newest memory standard with the highest bandwidth and
lowest latency currently available. This memory technology supplies allows
data transfer rates of up to 2.1GB/s on 266MHz DDR SDRAM.

ATX power connector. This standard 20-pin connector connects to an
ATX 12V power supply. The power supply must have at least 1A on the
+5V standby lead (+5VSB).

DIP switches. This 5-pin Dual Inline Package (DIP) switches allows you to
select the CPU frequency multiple.

Floppy disk drive connector. This connector connects the provided
ribbon cable for the floppy disk drive. One side of the connector is slotted
to prevent incorrect insertion of the floppy disk cable.

IDE connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support
up to four UltraDMA133/100/66, PIO Modes 0-4 IDE devices. Both the
primary (blue) and secondary (black) connectors are slotted to prevent
incorrect insertion of the IDE ribbon cable.

AGP slot. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot only supports 1.5V
AGP 4X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications.

Flash ROM. This 2Mb ISA chip contains the programmable BIOS program.

Super I/O chip. Winbond 83697HF I/O controller offers support for a
variety of I/O functions. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial
ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. The Super I/O
controller supports a floppy disk drive, Game/MIDI port, PS/2 keyboard,
and PS/2 mouse.

Onboard LED. This onboard LED lights up if there is a standby power on
the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power
before plugging or unplugging devices.