Chapter 1
Introduction
This mainboard uses the
VIA
GRA
HT8501/HT82C686A
chipset
to leverage extra performance from the Socket-7 architecture. The
mainboard supports all
Socket-7 processors
including newer
designs which feature a
100 MHz system bus
. The mainboard
firmware supports
CPU Plug and Play
so that the system will
automatically adopt the correct configuration for the Socket-7
processor that you install.
The mainboard is highly integrated and includes a built-in
PCI 3D
Sound System
and a built-in
3D AGP graphics adapter
. The
sound system supports
24-bit digital audio
and a
4-way speaker
system
. The graphics system supports extended VGA resolutions
with an 8MB frame buffer.
Communications and networking are supported with a
V.90
Fax/Modem DAA module
and a
10BaseT/100BaseTX network
adapter
. The mainboard supports either an
AT
or
ATX power
supply.
If you use an ATX supply, it supports all of the ATX
power management features including
ACPI
(Advanced
Configuration and Power management Interface) and
power
saving modes
.
The mainboard supports a full set of
I/O ports
and
two expansion
slots.
It supports hardware monitoring and the system ships with
trend’s
ChipAway Virus
virus protection system. The board
adheres to the
Baby-AT form factor
.