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ASUS A7VL133-VM User’s Manual
2.1 The ASUS A7VL133-VM
The ASUS A7VL133-VM 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 VT8364A (VIA KL133A)
system controller with support for 200/266 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); up to
1GB of PC133/PC100 SDRAM; S3 Savage4 Integrated Graphics with 2D/3D
Video Accelerator; complies with AGP 2.0 specifications for 4X, 2X, and 1X
AGP modes; and PCI 2.2. bus interface with support for 3 PCI masters. It is
optimized to deliver enhanced AMD Athlon™/Duron™ processor system per-
formance.
• “Super South” South Bridge System PCIset: VIA VT82C686B PCI set with
PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) with support for
UltraDMA/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: Equipped with two Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
sockets to support Intel PC133-compliant (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512MB)
SDRAM up to 1GB.
• 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 Slot: Supports AGP cards for high performance, component level inter-
connection targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 133MHz 4X mode.
• UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE con-
troller with two connectors that support four ATA100/66/33 devices on two chan-
nels. Supports UltraDMA/100, 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.
• USB: Supports up to 4 USB ports, two on the back panel and two midboard, for
more peripheral connectivity options.
• PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system
status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan
status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC
Probe.
2. FEATURES
Specifications
2. FEATURES