Chapter 1. Overview

This chapter describes the system board, its features, and its major components.

Features and Components

Table 1-1. Main Features and Components

Main Features

Components

Processors

Dual Intel SC242 (Slot 1) support

 

Intel Pentium III processors

 

Two integrated voltage regulators

 

133 MHz 64-bit front-side bus (FSB)

System Chipset

ServerWorks ServerSet III WS

 

Streaming Multiport Controllers

 

266 MHz 32-bit fast I/O interface

 

AGP controller – one AGP Pro expansion socket

 

USB controller – four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports – two external, one internal, one for the AGP controller

 

EIDE controller – two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
bus-mastering EIDE channels

I/O Controller

SMC FDC37B787

 

Controls keyboard, mouse, real-time clock, and floppy disk

 

Two serial ports, one parallel port

Memory

PC133 Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM)

 

Six 168-pin registered dual-inline memory module (DIMM) sockets

 

Supports 72-bit Error Correction Code (ECC) memory modules

 

Four banks, two DIMMs per bank, two-way interleaved

 

133 MHz 128-bit memory bus

SCSI Controller

LSI 53C1010

 

Low-voltage differential (LVD) Ultra 3 SCSI bus

 

Two 16-bit 80 MHz SCSI channels

 

Two high-density (HD) 68-pin SCSI connectors

 

320 MB/sec Ultra 3 SCSI throughput

 

Handles both Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices at their assigned transfer rates

 

Network Controller

Intel 82559

 

100 Mbit/sec and 10 Mbit/sec Ethernet network interface

 

Wake-on-Modem support

 

Wake-on-LAN support

Audio Controller

Creative Labs ES1373 AudioPCI

 

Audio Codec '97 (AC97)

 

Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) CD-ROM audio header, modem audio header, and video header

Expansion Sockets

One full-length AGP Pro socket

 

Two full-length fast/wide PCI sockets (64 bits, 66 MHz/33 MHz, 3.3 V)

 

Four full-length wide PCI sockets (64 bits, 33 MHz, 5 V)

 

One full-length Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) socket (16 bits)

Input/Output Ports

One PS/2 mouse port (6-pin mini-DIN)

 

One PS/2 keyboard port (6-pin mini-DIN)

 

One parallel (LPT) port (25-pin D-sub)

 

Two serial (COM) ports (9-pin D-sub)

 

Two USB ports (self-identifying, hot-pluggable, 12 MB/sec)

 

One SCSI port (68-pin HD) – Ultra 3

 

One Ethernet port (8-pin RJ-45)

 

One each microphone in, line in, and line out audio ports (PC standard 1/8-inch phone jacks)

 

One MIDI/game port (15-pin D-sub)

 

Four ATAPI connectors (internal) – CD IN, VIDEO IN, MONO IN, MPEG IN

BIOS

Phoenix BIOS

 

Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

 

Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

 

Supports PC99

 

Supports S0, S1, S3, and S5 system states

 

Auto-configuration of IDE hard disk types

Form Factor

Extended ATX (12 in x 13 in)

 

Two 20-pin ATX power connectors

 

Stacked input/output ports

Voltage and Power

ATX power supply connectors

 

+12V variable power source for DC fans

 

3.3 V SDRAM memory support

System Management

Monitoring of all system voltages and four temperature points

 

Fan headers with monitoring and control functions

 

Chassis intrusion alert header

 

Temperature and voltage monitoring

 

Wake-on-Modem header

 

Wake-on-LAN header

Regulatory Compliance

FCC Class B (Declaration of Conformity)

 

European Community CE (Declaration of Conformity)

 

Underwriter's Laboratories


Block Diagram

Figure 1-1 on the following page shows the major system board components and connections.

Figure 1-1. 133MHz FSB Block Diagram

133MHz FSB Block Diagram

Figure 1-2 calls out the system board's major components. More detailed information on system board components is found in Chapter 2, “ Components”.

Figure 1-2. Major Components of the System Board

Major Components of the System Board