Abit SA6, SA6-E, SA6R User Manual

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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.