Computer Hardware User Manual

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ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual
2.1 The ASUS A7V133 / A7V133-C
The ASUS A7V133 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding 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 VT8363A (VIA Apollo
KT133A) system controller with support for a 200/266MHz 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 per-
formance.
• “Super South” South Bridge System PCIset: VIA VT82C686B PCIset with
PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) with support for
UltraDMA66/100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 100MB/
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: Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre-
quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is
enabled. 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.
• Promise
®
chip: Available on the A7V133, the Promise IDE controller
chip supports the PCI ATA-100 controller protocol and Ultra DMA/100
data transfer speeds. The chip also delivers reliable redundancy and stable
performance to RAID levels 0 or 1. Data “striping,” or RAID 0, improves speed
performance as I/O tasks are spread between two hard disk drives. Data
“mirroring,” or RAID 1, improves system fault tolerance as the protocol
optimizes two identical hard disks to write data to each other.
2. FEATURES
Specifications
2. FEATURES