User`s manual

The G586IPC, equipped with a 321-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) CPU

socket, is a Pentium processor-class system board supporting Intel

Pentium



processor with MMX

technology - 166/200MHz and Intel

Pentium



processors running at 75MHz, 90MHz, 100MHz, 120MHz,

133MHz, 150MHz, 166MHz and 200MHz frequencies. The G586IPC

also supports Cyrix



6x86

PR120+/PR133+/PR150+/PR166+ and

AMD-K5™ PR75/PR90/PR100/PR120/PR133 processors.

The G586IPC supports 8MB to 256MB of system memory using EDO or

fast page mode DRAM. It is equipped with 4 SIMM sockets allowing

you to install x32 or x36 SIMMs. The x36 SIMM supports parity check-

ing which informs the user of memory failure and prevents error accu-

mulation. The system board also supports 256KB or 512KB pipeline

burst SRAM and provides easy cache upgrades using a 256KB cache

module.

The G586IPC design is based on the Peripheral Component Intercon-

nect (PCI) local bus and Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) stan-

dards. It is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots, 3 dedicated 16-bit ISA

slots and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot.

The G586IPC board has two bus master PCI IDE connectors. Bus mas-

tering reduces CPU use during disk transfer. This system board is also

equipped with two NS16C550A-compatible serial ports, an SPP/ECP/

EPP parallel port, a floppy disk drive controller, one PS/2 mouse port,

one PS/2 or AT keyboard connector, two connectors for external USB

ports and one IrDA header for wireless connectivity between your com-

puter and peripheral devices.

Chapter 1

Introduction