MSI Kt4avl Manual

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ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface)
This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the
amount of power given to each device attached to the computer.  Windows 98/98SE,
Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to allow users managing the
system power flexibly.
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
A new, high-speed graphics interface that based on PCI construction and designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D...

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Dynamic RAM (DRAM) Memory Technologies
        Type
FPM (60,70ns)
EDO (50,60,70ns)
SDRAM (66MHz)
SDRAM (100MHz)
SDRAM (133MHz)
RDRAM (Direct Rambus)
DDR SDRAM (100MHz)
DDR SDRAM (133MHz)First Used
   1990
   1994
   1996
   1998
   1999
   1999
   2000
   2000Clock Rate
  25MHz
  40MHz
  66MHz
 100MHz
 133MHz
 400MHz
 100MHz
 133MHzBus* Width
    64 bits
    64 bits
    64 bits
    64 bits
    64 bits
    16 bits
    64 bits
    64 bitsBandwidth
 200 MBps
 320 MBps
 528 MBps...

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ECC Memory (Error Correcting Code Memory)
A type of memory that contains special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data and
correcting the errors on the fly.
EEPROM
Acronym for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. An EEPROM
is a special type of PROM that can be erased by exposing it to an electrical charge. Like
other types of PROM, EEPROM retains its contents even when the power is turned
off. Also like other types of ROM, EEPROM is not as fast as RAM.  EEPROM is
similar...

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IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
A type of disk-drive interface widely used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape
drives to a PC, in which the controller electronics is integrated into the drive itself,
eliminating the need for a separate adapter card.  The IDE interface is known as the
ATA (AT Attachment) specification.
IEEE 1394
A new, high speed external bus standard, also known as FireWire or iLink, which
supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps for connecting up...

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LBA (Logical Block Addressing)
Logical block addressing is a technique that allows a computer to address a hard disk
larger than 528 megabytes. A logical block address is a 28-bit value that maps to a
specific cylinder-head-sector address on the disk. 28 bits allows sufficient variation to
specify addresses on a hard disk up to 8.4 gigabytes in data storage capacity. Logical
block addressing is one of the defining features of Enhanced IDE (EIDE), a hard disk
interface to the computer bus or...

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PS/2 Port
A type of port developed by IBM for connecting a mouse or keyboard to a PC.  The
PS/2 port supports a mini DIN plug containing just 6 pins.  Most modern PCs equipped
with PS/2 ports so that the special port can be used by another device, such as a
modem.
RAID
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks; originally Redundant Array of Inex-
pensive Disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places (thus, redundantly)
on multiple hard disks. By placing data on...

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Recommended DDR400 Modules
Please visit the MSI Web site for the latest update on Recommended DDR400
Modules.
 
MS-6712 V:1.0A XCOPYx2 
+VCD+Speedy 3D Mark2001SE 
v330 Demo Mode Suspender 
S3 Mode Windows 
Reboot Windows 
Shutdown 
PC3200¡]
DDR400¡^
x 1 
Play 12hr  Looping 12hr  100 Times  100 Times  100 Times 
Samsung 128M 
(K4H280838E-TCC4) OK OK  OK OK OK 
Micron 256M 
(MT46V16M8-5TB ES) OK OK  OK OK OK 
 
MS-6712 V:1.0A XCOPYx2 
+VCD+Speedy 3D Mark2001SE 
v330 Demo Mode Suspender 
S3...

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MS-6712 V:1.0A Test item 
PC3200¡]
DDR400¡^
x 2 
Business Winstone 2001 Tmem 
Infineon 128M (HYS64D16301GU-5-B) 
HYB25D256160BT-5
 OK OK 
Infineon 256M (HYS64D32300GU-5-B) 
HYB25D256800BT-5 OK OK 
MICRON 256M (MT16VDDT3264AG-403B4 US) 
MT46V16M8TG-5 ES B OK OK 
Winbond 256M (W9425GCDB-5) 
W942508CH-5 OK OK 
Winbond 256M (Kingston KVR400X64C25/256) 
W942508BH-5 OK OK 
SEC 256M (M368L3223DTM-CC4) 
K4H560838D-TCC4 OK OK 
CORSAIR 256M (CMX256A-3200C2) 
XMS3200V1.1 OK OK 
CORSAIR...

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U:  User may try this combination, but MSI will not guarantee its functionality.
 * : To know which DDR module is compatible with the mainboard, see Recom-
mended DDR400 Modules. Memory Speed/CPU FSB Support Matrix
MS-6712 V:1.0A Test item 
PC3200¡]
DDR400¡^
x 3 
Business Winstone 2001 Tmem 
Infineon 128M (HYS64D16301GU-5-B) 
HYB25D256160BT-5
 OK OK 
MICRON 256M (MT16VDDT3264AG-403B4 US) 
MT46V16M8TG-5 ES B OK OK 
Winbond 256M (W9425GCDB-5) 
W942508CH-5 OK OK 
Winbond 256M (Kingston...