CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1-1
The MS-6199VA ATX VIA mainboard is a high-performance personal
computer mainboard based on the Intel
®
Pentium
®
II/III processor. The Intel
®
Pentium
®
II/III processor supports MMX
TM
(Multimedia Extension) technol-
ogy.
The mainboard uses the highly integrated VIA
®
VT82C693A chipset to
support the PCI/ISA and Green standards, and to provide the Host/AGP
bridge. TheVIA
®
VT82C596B 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 VIA
®
VT82C596B chipset also improves the
IDE transfer rate by supporting Ultra DMA 33/66 IDE that transfers data at
the rate of 33/66MB/s.
The mainboard also supports the System Hardware Monitor Controller. Its
functions include: CPU /power supply/chassis fan revolution detect, CPU/
system voltage monitor, system temperature monitor, chassis intrusion
detect and TOP TECH III as an optional function.
Chapter 1
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