Abit ST6E User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

  • CPU Support:
  • There is a compatibility with Intel PentiumIII series processors (FC-PGA and FC-PGA2 370 model) that work with 100/133 MHz FSB.
  • Also, the current model is compatible with Intel Celeron™ processors FC-PGA and FC-PGA2 which have FSB of 66/100 MHz
  • Moreover Intel Pentium III and Celeron socket processors are supported as well.
  • Chipset:
  • B-Step Intel 815E (ICH2) is the microchip set.
  • 66/100/133MHZ front side buses are supported.
  • AGP 1X/2X/4X (1.5V/3.3V device) is also supported.
  • In addition Advanced Configuration and Power Interface using ACPI technology is also supported.
  • Also is compatible with Ultra ATA/100, Ultra ATA/66, and Ultra ATA/33 modes.
  • Graphics:
  • Integrated Intel 3D graphic acceleration is also available with the current model.
  • Also there is AIMM port that supports AGP In-line Memory Module.
  • Memory
  • Has three SD RAM slots that has an interface of 100MHZ/133MHZ SDRAM.
  • Has three 168 pin sockets for dimm modules having a maximum of 512MB
  • Ultra DMA 100/RAID (ST6E-RAID only):
  • There is HighPoint HPT370 IDE controller.
  • The current model is capable of supporting Ultra DMA 100MB/sec transfers.
  • It is capable of supporting RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 modes.
  • Audio:
  • There is an integrated AC’97 Digital Audio Controller as well as the second channel AUDIO CODE on the mother board.
  • System BIOS:
  • Application is sure to use SoftMenu™ III technology and DIP switches functionality.
  • The current model runs with support for Award Plug and Play BIOS features of APM and ACPI.
  • The award BIOS has also integrated write protect anti-virus function.
  • Multi I/O Functions:
  • 2 Bus Master IDE Ports that are able to work with Ultra DMA 33/66/100.
  • PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports.
  • A single Floppy Interface which can support disks of 2.88MB.
  • A single Parallel Port with EPP/ECP support.
  • A single Serial Interface
  • USB ports, — total of 6 channels, including 2 On-Board USB connectors.
  • Connectors for Audio such as Line-in, Line out, Mic in and Game Port.
  • Miscellaneous:
  • STR or suspend to DRAM feature is supported.
  • ATX form factor which includes 1 AGP universal slot, 6 PCI slots and 1 CNR Slot.
  • Functions to monitor hardware such as the fan speed, voltage, CPU and system’s temperature.
  • An integrated Wake on Lan/A Wake on Modem/Open Chassis header.
  • Keyboard and Mouse are able to Switch on the Power.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q: Which processors are compatible to work with the ST6E/ST6E-RAID motherboard?
  • A: The compatible processors include the Intel Pentium® III which has been equipped with FC-PGA or the FC-PGA2 Intel Celeron™ w/ 66/100MHz FSB.
  • Q: What is the maximum RAM capacity supported by the ST6E/ST6E-RAID motherboard?
  • A: It can allow a maximum of SDRAM upto 512MB with 3 DIMM 168 pins slots.
  • - Q: How does the ST6E-RAID model cope with the RAID controller features?
  • - A: It has an onboard HPT370 RAID controller that works with RAID 0 for performance enhancement, RAID 1 for mirroring and RAID 0+1 for a combination of both.
  • - Q: Are audio capabilities embedded into the motherboard?
  • - A: Yes. The ST6E/ST6E-RAID supports an onboard AC’97 Digital Audio controller that integrates together with a 2 channel Audio CODEC.
  • - Q: What results does an Ultra DMA controller yield for data transfer rates?
  • - A: Ultra DMA controllers yield data transfer rates of 100MB/sec.
  • - Q: This Motherboard has USB ports, how are they configured?
  • - A: ST6E/ST6E-RAID has 2 of the USB ports but with a possibility of advancing the USB ports to a total of 4 via the onboard headers.

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Abit ST6E User Manual
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