Specifications

Specifications

Processor
Support Intel Celeron PPGA 300A~533MHz (66MHz FSB)
Support Intel Celeron FC-PGA 533A+ MHz (66MHz FSB)
Support Intel Pentium III FC-PGA 500EB~800+ MHz (100MHz FSB)
Support Intel Pentium III FC-PGA 600EB~866+ MHz (133MHz FSB)

Chipset
VIA Apollo Pro 133A Chipset (694X+ 686A)

System Memory
3x 168-pin DIMM
Up to 1,5 GB SDRAM(PC-100/PC-133) or VCM

Onboard PCI IDE
2 x Bus master IDE channels support up to 4 x IDE devices
Support PIO mode 3/4, DMA mode 2, and Ultra DMA 33/66

Onboard I/O
2 x RS-232 serial ports (16550 UART compatible)
1 x Parallel printer port, FDD port, IrDA port, PS/2 keyboard port, PS/2 mouse port
4 x USB ports

System Bus
66~150MHz(66/100/133 MHz guaranteed)
FSB adjustable by BIOS

Expansion Slots
5 x PCI slots
1 x AGP slot
1 x ISA slot
1 x AMR slot

Enhanced ACPI BIOS
Award BIOS with Green, ACPI, APM, Plug and Play, DMI functions
Support multiple-boot from E-IDE / SCSI /CD-ROM / FDD / LS120 / ZIP
Boot-up Virus Warning
PnP BIOS in 2Mbit Flash EEPROM
Green features

Board Dimensions
4 layers, 7.5" x 12" (19cm x 30.5cm)
ATX Form Factor

Notes

The AVE3 has many of the basic ingredients to contend with the best Apollo Pro133A motherboards. The FC-PGA interface ensures longeveity (Intel's Slot 1 interface is slowly being phased out over the course of this year), and the 5 PCI slots leave it in the same league as the MSI 6309 and ASUS CUV4X. For some reason it seems motherboard manufacturers consider five PCI slots adequate for their Apollo Pro133A FC-PGA products, but six a requirement when dealing with Slot 1.