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2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7PRO The ASUS A7PRO motherboard is carefully designed for the value-conscious PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD Athlon™/Duron™ Processor Support: Supports Socket A-based AMD Athlon™/Duron™ processors. • North Bridge System Chipset: Features the VIAVT8363 (VIAApollo KT133) system controller with support for a 200MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); up to 1.5GB of PC133/PC100 SDRAM / VC 133 Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) SDRAM; complies with AGP 2.0 specifications for 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes; and PCI 2.2. bus interface with support for 5 PCI masters. It is optimized to deliver enhanced AMD Athlon™/Duron™ processor system performance. • "Super South" South Bridge System PCIset: VIA VT82C686A PCIset with PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) with support for UltraDMA/66, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 66.6MB/sec; AC97 audio; USB controller with root hub and four function ports. • PC133 SDRAM / VC133 VCM Support: Equipped with three Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets to support Intel PC133/PC100-compliant (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512MB) or NEC's VC133-compliant Virtual Channel (VC) SDRAM up to 1.5GB. VC SDRAM is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system's ability to service, among others, high multimedia requirements. • Stepless Frequency Selection: Allows CPU external (FSB) frequency settings to be set in 1MHz-increments or reduction. • JumperFree™ Mode: Adjust processor frequency settings and makes overclocking and Vcore voltage control easy, all through BIOS setup. Easy-touse DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment of the processor's external frequency. • AGP Pro Slot: Supports AGP/AGP Pro cards for high performance, component level interconnection targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 133MHz 4X mode. • UltraDMA/66 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four ATA66/33 devices on two channels. Supports 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, CDR/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives. • Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Appendix). 8 ASUS A7PRO User's Manual

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ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual
2.1
The ASUS A7PRO
The ASUS A7PRO motherboard is carefully designed for the value-conscious PC
user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1 Specifications
•
AMD Athlon™/Duron™ Processor Support:
Supports Socket A-based AMD
Athlon™/Duron™ processors.
•
North Bridge System Chipset:
Features the
VIA VT8363
(
VIA Apollo KT133
)
system controller with support for a 200MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); up to 1.5GB
of PC133/PC100 SDRAM / VC 133 Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) SDRAM;
complies with AGP 2.0 specifications for 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes; and PCI
2.2. bus interface with support for 5 PCI masters. It is optimized to deliver en-
hanced AMD Athlon™/Duron™ processor system performance.
•
“Super South” South Bridge System PCIset:
VIA VT82C686A PCIset with
PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) with support for
UltraDMA/66, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 66.6MB/sec;
AC97 audio; USB controller with root hub and four function ports.
•
PC133 SDRAM / VC133 VCM Support:
Equipped with three Dual Inline
Memory Module (DIMM) sockets to support Intel PC133/PC100-compliant (8,
16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512MB) or NEC’s VC133-compliant Virtual Channel
(VC) SDRAM up to 1.5GB. VC SDRAM is a new DRAM core architecture that
dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service, among others, high
multimedia requirements.
•
Stepless Frequency Selection:
Allows CPU external (FSB) frequency settings
to be set in 1MHz-increments or reduction.
•
JumperFree™ Mode:
Adjust processor frequency settings and makes
overclocking and Vcore voltage control easy, all through BIOS setup. Easy-to-
use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment of
the processor’s external frequency.
•
AGP Pro Slot:
Supports AGP/AGP Pro cards for high performance, component
level interconnection targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 133MHz
4X mode.
•
UltraDMA/66 Support:
Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE control-
ler with two connectors that support four ATA66/33 devices on two channels.
Supports 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.
•
Wake-On-LAN Connector:
Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an op-
tional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see
7. Appendix
).
2.
FEATURES
Specifications
2.
FEA TURES