Abit ST6E User Manual

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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.