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Hardware Setup
Central Processing Unit: CPU
The mainboard supports AMD® Athlon™, Athlon™ XP and Duron™ processors in the 462 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called
CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure
If CPU Clock | = | 100MHz |
Core/Bus ratio | = | 14 |
then CPU core speed | = | Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio |
| = | 100MHz x 14 |
| = | 1.4 GHz |
Memory Speed/CPU Clock Support Matrix
Memory | DDR200 | DDR 266 | DDR 333 | DDR 400 |
CPUClock |
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100MHz | ○ | ○ | X | X |
133MHz | X | ○ | ○ | ○ |
166MHz | X | ○ | ○ | ○ |
200MHz | X | ○ | ○ | Note 1 |
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○ : Yes.
Note 1: Maximum of 2 memory DIMMs are supported. If you install 3 memory DIMMs, system unreliability and instability may occur.
X : Not available .
Thermal Issue for CPU
AMD Athlon™/Athlon™ XP/Duron™ processor with a speed ! of 600MHz and above requires LARGER heatsink and fan.
You also need to add thermal grease between the CPU and WARNING! heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Then, make sure that the CPU and heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. These are needed to prevent damaging the processor and
ensuring reliable operation. You can check AMD’s web site for more information.