Specifications

Specifications

Processor
Socket A for AMD® PGA Duron/Athlon processor

Chipset
VIA KT133
 -FSB @200MHz
 -AGP 4X & PCI Advanced high performance memory controller
 -Support PC100/PC133 SDRAM

VIA VT686A chipset

Clock Generator
100MHz clocks are supported. (200MHz internal system bus)

Main Memory
Support six memory banks using three 168-pin unbuffered DIMM.
Support a maximum memory size of 1.5GB
Support 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

Expansion Slots
One AGP Slot
One Communications Network Riser Slot
PCI/ISA Slots may be configured in 2 ways:
 - Six 32-bit Master PCI bus slots
 - Five 32-bit Master PCI bus slots and 1 ISA slot (wherein one PCI/ISA slot is shared)
Supports 3.3V/5V PCI Interface

On-Board IDE
An IDE controller on the VIA VT686A Chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66 operation modes
Can connect up to four IDE devices

On-Board Peripherals
 -1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 369K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88Mbytes.
 -2 serial ports (COMA + COMB) or 1 serial port with 1 VGA port
 -1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
 -4 USB ports (2 Rear Connectors/USB Front Pin Header)
 -1 IrDA connector for SIR/CIR/ASKIR/HPSIR
 -1 Audio/Game port

Audio
Chip integrated
Direct Sound AC97 audio

BIOS
The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug and Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension
ATX Form Factor: 30.4cmx20.3cm

Notes

Our evaluation unit came with 6 PCI slots with no ISAs, perfect for the hardcore gamer. Like the K7 Pro, the K7T Pro offers bus speeds beyond 100MHz. But does it offer the features needed to make it the top KT133 motherboard? Lets take a closer look at the KT7 Pro on the next page!