ECS Elitegroup MB694A [10/81] Features

Features

The key features of this mainboard are the wide range of proc-

essors that can be installed, and the high level of integration.

Value-class Processors

Functioning as a platform for a value PC, the MB694A features a

Socket 370 that accommodates PPGA Celeron, Pentium III, and

Cyrix III processors. The MB694A supports 66/100/133 MHz

FSB speeds.

VIA North Bridge Chipset

This board features the VIA VT82C694X NB (North Bridge)

chipset, enabling synchronous and asynchronous frequency op-

eration between the processor and the memory over a wide

frequency range. The NB chipset is optimized for Pentium III

processors at 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency

and supports 32-bit processor bus addressing.

The integrated DRAM controller supports up to four double-

sided DIMMs consisting of EDO, SDRAM, or VCM SDRAM. The

NB chipset provides SDRAM with 64-bit data access.

The AGP interface is AGP specification Rev 2.0 compliant, and

supports 2x/4x/4x 3.3/1.5V devices. The PCI bus interface com-

plies with PCI Rev. 2.1, and supports 3.3V and power supplies.

Five PCI bus masters are supported in addition to the host and

PCI-to-ISA I/O bridge.

VIA South Bridge Chipset

The VIA VT82C686A SB (South Bridge) chipset comes in a 352-

pin BGA package. The PCI to ISA Bridge has an integrated ISA

bus controller with integrated DMA, timer, and interrupt control-

lers.

The Real Time Clock features extended 256 byte CMOS RAM

and a day and month alarm for the ACPI (Advanced Configura-

tion and Power Interface).