Abit SA6, SA6-E, SA6R User Manual
Specifications and Main Features
- CPU Support:
- Maximum speed of 1GHz for Intel Pentium® III, based on 100-133MHz FSB.
- Maximum speed of 766MHz for Intel Celeron®, based on 66MHz FSB.
- Future Intel Pentium® III/Celeron® socket processors available.
- Chipset:
- Integrated Intel 815EP (ICH2) chipset.
- Supports 66 100 and 133MHz FSB.
- Memory:
- Up to 4 slots of SDRAM for 168 pin DIMM modules.
- The maximum limit for memory is of 512MB.
- Compatible with SDRAM interfaces of 100 and 133 MHz.
- Ultra DMA:
- Provides support for Ultra DMA 100 66 33.
- RAID Features (SA6R Only):
- Comes with a HighPoint HPT370 IDE controller PCI board.
- Support for Raid modes of 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring) and 0+1 (striping and mirroring).
- Audio:
- Integrated AC'97 Digital Audio controller.
- AC'97 2 channel Audio CODEC integrates two channels of stereo audio.
- BIOS:
- SOFT MENU™ III Embedded Technology.
- Award Plug and Play BIOS System.
- I/O Ports:
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- 2 Bus Master IDE Ports (4 for SA6R)
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse
- 1 Floppy Disk Port (2.88MB maximum)
- 1 EPP/ECP parallel port
- 2 Serial Ports
- 2 USB connectors and up to 2 more USB ports
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- Hardware Monitoring:
- Oversight of power supply voltages, fan speed metrics for CPU / systems, along with the temperature of the CPU/system.
- Form Factor:
- ATX.
- Expansion Slots:
- Universal AGP( 32 bit) x 1, PCI x 6 and CNR x 1
- Power Management:
- Inclusion of Wake On LAN, Wake On Modem is available
- Activation through Keyboard and Mouse is available.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: With which processors can I use the SA6/SA6R motherboard?
A1: When using an SA6/SA6R motherboards, Intel Pentium® III processors upto 1GHz clock frequency and Intel Celeron® processors upto 766MHz clock frequency can be integrated.
Q2: What is the capacity of the memory that the SA6/SA6R motherboard can supprt?
A2: The specifications of the motherboard indicate that it can utilize up to 512MB of SDRAM connected through four DIMMs of 73-way sockets.
Q3: What are the enhancements that are made in the SA6R model which are not present in SA6?
A3: The SA6R version is enhanced by inclusion of HighPoint HPT370 RAID controller and additional IDE Channels up to four so that RAID features can be incorporated.
Q4: Is there sound producing circuitry diod on the motherboard?
A4: Integrated AC’97 Digital Audio controller, and a 2 channel audio CODEC are embedded in SA6/SA6R mother board.
Q5: What form of I/O ports are embedded in the motherboard of SA6/SA6R?
A5: Embedded on the motherboard are PS/2 Keyboard and mouse ports, Floppy, Parallel, two Serial and two USB ports ( extendable to four USB).
Q6: Can I use RAID on the SA6 motherboard?
A6: No, RAID capabilities are present only on the SA6R model which comes with the HPT370 controller for that function.
Q7: Does the motherboard have features for hardware monitoring?
A7: Yes, the SA6/SA6R has hardware monitoring features for power supply voltage readings, fans speed and the temperature of the system.
Q8: Does the motherboard run some of the Windows operating systems?
A8: Yes, the SA6/SA6R runs on most of Windows operating systems but some drivers have to be loaded for it to work well.
Q9: What is the shape of the SA6/SA6R motherboard?
A9: the SA6/SA6R motherboard comes in the ATX shape.
Q10: Is it possible to connect USB devices to this motherboard?
A10: Yes, the SA6/SA6R motherboard is USB compliant and has 2 USB ports with expansion facilities up to 4 ports.
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