User Guide

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FC means Flip Chip, FC-PGA is a new package of Intel for Pentium III CPU. It can plug into SKT370 socket, but require
motherboard to add some signals on socket 370. That is, the motherboard needs to be redesigned. Intel is going to ship
FC-PGA 370 CPU and phase out slot1 CPU.
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Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals. It is easier for BIOS to upgrade by a flash utility, but it is also easier to
be infected by virus. Because of increase of new functions, BIOS size is increased from 64KB to 256KB (2M bit). AOpen AX5T is
the first board to implement 256KB (2Mbit) Flash ROM. Now flash ROM size is moving to 4M bit on AX6C (Intel 820) and MX3W
(Intel 810) motherboard. , AOpen motherboard uses EEPROM for jumper-less and battery-less design.
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FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock.
CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio
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See SMBus.
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