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2.FEATURES

2.1The ASUS K7M Motherboard

The ASUS K7M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high-performance features in a small package.

2.1.1 Specifications

•AMD Athlon™ Processor Support: Supports AMD Athlon™ processor de- signed for the AMD Athlon™ Processor Module (242-pin Slot A) and packaged in a plastic ball-grid array (PBGA).

•North Bridge System Chipset: AMD-751™ chipset with AGP/PCI/Memory controller supports a 200MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), supports up to 768MB of PC-100 SDRAM DIMM, complies with AGP 2.0 specifications for 1X and 2X AGP modes and PCI 2.2. bus interface with support for 6 PCI masters. It is optimized to deliver enhanced AMD Athlon™ processor system performance.

•South Bridge System Chipset: VIA VT82C686A PCIset with PCI Super I/O integrated peripheral controller supports UltraDMA/66, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 66.6MB/sec.

•EnhancedACPI &Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-infirmware-based vi- rus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup.

•PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with three DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 768MB.

•Thermal Sensor Connector with Optional Sensor: Accurately detects the CPU temperature with the ASUS Smart Fan when connected to an ASUS P2T-Cable.

•Super Multi-I/O:Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.

•Expansion Slot Options: Provides either four 32-bit PCI 2.2 and two 16-bit ISA expansion slots or 5 PCI and 1 ISA. PCI supports up to 133MB/sec maximum throughput. Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master PCI card, such as a SCSI card.

•Desktop Management Interface (DMI):Supports DMI through BIOS, which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.)

•Wake-Up Support: Supports Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring.

•AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot supports a very affordable audio and/or modem riser card.

•AGP Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications us- ing a 1X or 2X mode bus.

•USB: Supports up to 4 USB ports, two on the back panel and two midboard (optional), for more peripheral connectivity options.

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ASUS K7M User’s Manual