EPoX EP-8KTA3 socket A VIA KT133A

Wednesday, February 21, 2001


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EPoX EP-8KTA3 specifications
Supports Socket A Processors.
AMD Athlon & Duron.
VIA Apollo KT133A AGPset.
I/O Controller.
1 Floppy drive controller,
1 Parallel port (EPP, ECP),
2 Serial ports.
USB.
2 supported onboard. 2 additional as option.
Award PnP BIOS. Flash upgradeable.
120MB ATAPI floppy drive and ZIP support!
Standard ATX form factor.
305mm x 245mm ATX.
UltraDMA-100 EIDE Controllers. (Up to 4 IDE devices).
Backwards compatible with PIO mode 3/4 & UltraDMA-33/66.
4x DIMM Slots for SDRAM.
1.5GB max. supported.
PS/2 connectors.
1 PS/2 mouse, 1 PS/2 keyboard.
6 (32-bit) PCI, 1 ISA, & 1 AGP.
AGP supports 1x, 2x and 4x  modes.
Built-in AC97 Digital Audio (by VT82C686B) :
Dual full-duplex Direct Sound channels
H/W Sound Blaster Pro for DOS legacy compatibility
FM synthesis for legacy compatibility
Supports game and MIDI port
 
Extended Functions for Greater Value!
Supports exclusive USDM(Unified System Diagnostic Manager) and Hardware Monitoring Function by VT82C686B.
Supports exclusive KBPO (KeyBoard Power On)
Supports Wake-On-LAN Function
Supports CPU Vcore & VIO settings via BIOS
Supports CPU Clock (1 or 2 increment) & Multiplier settings via BIOS
Supports AGP power (voltage) setting via BIOS
P80P Debug (POST) Card onboard design with LED display

 
Designed with VIA's KT133A chipset, the EP-8KTA3 is a high quality motherboard built by EPoX in the industry standard ATX format. In addition to the AGP interface for high performance graphics, this board offers six industry standard PCI, one ISA, one 4x compatible AGP expansion buses as well as many other advanced system and BIOS features.

For full feature system designs, the Apollo KT133 is paired with the VIA VT82C686B super south bridge. Highly advanced, the EP-8KTA3 combines integrated AC-97 audio support for SoundBlaster Pro and FM synthesis legacy audio, super I/O, and hardware monitoring capabilities.

Two bus mastering ATA 33/66/100 EIDE ports are provided plus a floppy disk port supporting two drives of any industry standard capacity including 2.88MB as well as 1.44MB and lower capacity types. In addition an IrDa infrared port allows the connection of remote devices.