First post, by Saotome Ranma
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Hello guys, recently I found out a very nice and interesting MB would like to pick up, which also makes me headache a lot due to some minor but obvious defects.
I will post its pics, offical specs below and mention the shining or doubting points, then talk about my purpose of this excpeted build and the problems I probably may have to face to.
The MB is BIOSTAR M6VLQ v2.1, a solid, highly intergrated m-ATX MB in VIA PLE133T chipset.
Pic:
Specs (from official website):
• Processor:
Intel P3 Coppermine, Tualatin (Nice!) and Intel Celeron processor
133MHz FSB
• Chipset:
VIA VT8601A(PLE133T)* / VT82C686B (Nice!)
[*Quite confused here, it is written on Wiki that NB of VIA PLE133T chipset should be a VT8601T, but all the official tech sheets shows the NB is a VT8601A on this board... Official PDF manual & validation test report:]
ftp://ftp.biostar-usa.com/manuals/M6VLQ/M6VLQmanual.pdf
ftp://ftp.biostar-usa.com/manuals/M6VLQ/M6VLQreport.pdf
• Memory:but
2 x 168-pin SDRAM DIMM
Maximum 1 GB (Less than 2GB of VIA 694X/T, but still much better than intel i81X series)
PC133
• Slots:
3 x PCI
1 x AMR
1 x ISA (version 2.1 only) (Excellent!!!)
• IDE:
4 x EIDE devices
Ultra DMA33/66/100 bus master mode
• I/O:
1 x Parallel, 1 x Serial
1 x PS/2 mouse, 1x PS/2 keyboard
2 x Rear USB
1 x Game Port, 1 x Speak-out, 1 x Line-in, 1 x Mic.-in
1 x Floppy Disk
2 x Front USB (Optional)
• Video:
Trident Blade 3D Core (Not bad IMO)
• Audio:
AC'97 2.1 CODEC Onboard
• Hardware Monitor:
CPU Fan Speed
System Temperature
System Voltage
• Size:
Micro ATX Form Factor
Dimension: 24.4cm X 20.0cm ( W x L )
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