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Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started 1 Thank you a cost-effective solution to meet your purchase of the MSI mainboard. Chapter 1. The MS-6501 V1.X ATX mainboard is an excellent computer mainboard based on the innovative AMD-762™ & 768™ chipsets, which supports the dual AMD Athlon™ MP processors series and provides you for your needs. TOPICS Mainboard Specification 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Quick Components Guide 1-6 MSI Special Features 1-7 1-1
Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started 1 Thank you a cost-effective solution to meet your purchase of the MSI mainboard. Chapter 1. The MS-6501 V1.X ATX mainboard is an excellent computer mainboard based on the innovative AMD-762™ & 768™ chipsets, which supports the dual AMD Athlon™ MP processors series and provides you for your needs. TOPICS Mainboard Specification 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Quick Components Guide 1-6 MSI Special Features 1-7 1-1
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... Slots Supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface 1-2 IO APIC controller - Chapter 1 Mainboard Specification CPU Supports dual Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD Athlon™ MP processors Supports Athlon MP 2100+ or higher Chipset AMD-762™ chipset (949 BGA) - Host (primary) PCI bus utilizes a 66 MHz, 32-bit interface.... - A 66/33MHz 64/32bit PCI 2.2 compliant bus interface supports up to connect peripherals such as super IO and BIOS - LPC bus to seven bus masters ...
... Slots Supports 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface 1-2 IO APIC controller - Chapter 1 Mainboard Specification CPU Supports dual Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD Athlon™ MP processors Supports Athlon MP 2100+ or higher Chipset AMD-762™ chipset (949 BGA) - Host (primary) PCI bus utilizes a 66 MHz, 32-bit interface.... - A 66/33MHz 64/32bit PCI 2.2 compliant bus interface supports up to connect peripherals such as super IO and BIOS - LPC bus to seven bus masters ...
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... in good contact with a speed of high performance thermal interface material. AMD recommends the use of 600MHz and above requires LARGER heatsink and fan. AMD Athlon™ processor with each other. cial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to prevent damaging the processor and ensuring reliable...
... in good contact with a speed of high performance thermal interface material. AMD recommends the use of 600MHz and above requires LARGER heatsink and fan. AMD Athlon™ processor with each other. cial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to prevent damaging the processor and ensuring reliable...
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...be written to this memory area, a system error may result. select [Disable] to allow dual Athlon XP processors running in multiprocessor mode. However, the [Disable] option only works when an old Athlon XP processor is installed; Please select [Enabled] if an MP processor is used to change the ... BIOS ID of the chipset registers. AWARD® BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is to have the Athlon XP or MP processor running in MP mode. System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS ROM at F000h-F0000h is always copied to RAM for faster...
...be written to this memory area, a system error may result. select [Disable] to allow dual Athlon XP processors running in multiprocessor mode. However, the [Disable] option only works when an old Athlon XP processor is installed; Please select [Enabled] if an MP processor is used to change the ... BIOS ID of the chipset registers. AWARD® BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is to have the Athlon XP or MP processor running in MP mode. System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS ROM at F000h-F0000h is always copied to RAM for faster...
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...into the graphics controller without any translation. Aperture is performed by AGP on screen no matter how you enable or disable this MP feature in Athlon XP processors since 0.13 manufacturing process is applied. The settings are : 32, 64, 128 and 256. AGP Data Transfer Mode This allows... are : 1x/2x, or 4x. Select Enabled only when your card supports the feature. The settings are used in decoding. Note: Some old Athlon processors can reserve this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. When this area of the PCI memory address range dedicated to Enabled, dynamic compensation...
...into the graphics controller without any translation. Aperture is performed by AGP on screen no matter how you enable or disable this MP feature in Athlon XP processors since 0.13 manufacturing process is applied. The settings are : 32, 64, 128 and 256. AGP Data Transfer Mode This allows... are : 1x/2x, or 4x. Select Enabled only when your card supports the feature. The settings are used in decoding. Note: Some old Athlon processors can reserve this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. When this area of the PCI memory address range dedicated to Enabled, dynamic compensation...
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... the CPU ratio (clock multiplier) and provides a tool for users to overclock the processor. CPU Host/PCI Clock This item specifies the clock frequency of Athlon/Duron processor speed, including FSB and ratio. 3-26 That means, no overclocking option over 12.5. Settings are : Enabled, Disabled. Settings are : Auto, x5 through x12...
... the CPU ratio (clock multiplier) and provides a tool for users to overclock the processor. CPU Host/PCI Clock This item specifies the clock frequency of Athlon/Duron processor speed, including FSB and ratio. 3-26 That means, no overclocking option over 12.5. Settings are : Enabled, Disabled. Settings are : Auto, x5 through x12...