Introduction
1-1
The K7T266 Pro (MS-6380) ATX mainboard is a high-performance
computer mainboard based on VIA
®
Apollo KT266
chipset and designed for
the AMD
®
Athlon
or Duron (PGA) processor for inexpensive business/
personal desktop markets.
The
Apollo KT266
chipset consists of the VT8366 Super Northbridge
and the VT8233 Southbridge. VT8366 provides a PC1600/2100 DDR (Double
Data Rate) solution with support for 200/266MHz Front Side Bus. By using
PC2100 DDR technology, the VT8366 enables 2.1GB/second peak bandwidth
between system memory and Northbridge. The chipset doubles the commu-
nication bandwidth between the North and South Bridge to 266MB/sec
through a high-speed V-Link bus. With AGP 4X interface, VT8366 boosts
system performance for 3D graphics and video program.
The VT8233 Southbridge integrates many peripheral controllers
including dual channel UltraDMA-33/66/100 master mode EIDE controller,
AC-link interface, LPC interface, USB controller etc. The VT8233 is compat-
ible with PCI-2.2 specification and supports advanced power management.
The
Apollo KT266
chipset provides the optimized performance for
the PC systems based on the latest AMD
®
processors.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Mainboard Specification
1-2
Mainboard Layout
1-4
Quick Components Guide
1-7
Key Features
1-8
MSI Special Features
1-9
Chapter 1.
Introduction
