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GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

GA-686LX3 (VER. 2.2)

Device Type

Mainboard

Processor

Pentium II

Processor Speed

200/233/266/300/333/366MHz

Chip Set

Intel 440LX

Maximum Onboard Memory

768MB (EDO & SDRAM supported)

Cache

256/512KB (located on Pentium II CPU)

BIOS

Award

Dimensions

305mm x 180mm

I/O Options

32-bit PCI slots (4), floppy drive interface, green PC connector, IDE interfaces (2), parallel port, PS/2 mouse port, serial ports (2), IR connector, USB connectors (2), ATX power connector, AGP slot, SB-link connector, wake on LAN connector, wake on modem connector

CONNECTIONS

Purpose

Location

Purpose

Location

AGP slot

AGP

CPU fan power

J1

ATX power connector

ATX

Wake on modem connector

J6

Parallel port

CN1

Green PC LED

JP7/pins 1 & 12

Serial port 1

CN2

Reset switch

JP7/pins 3 & 4

Serial port 2

CN3

Speaker

JP7/pins 5 - 8

USB connector 1

CN4

IDE interface LED

JP7/pins 9 & 20

USB connector 2

CN5

Green PC connector

JP7/pins 11 & 22

PS/2 mouse port

CN6

Soft off power supply

JP7/pins 15 & 16

IDE interface 2

CN7

Power LED

JP7/pins 17 - 19

IDE interface 1

CN8

SB-link connector

JP9

Floppy drive interface

CN9

Wake on LAN connector

JP10

IR connector

IR1

32-bit PCI slots

PC1 - PC4

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Label

Position

»

Keyboard power on disabled

JP1

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Keyboard power on enabled

JP1

Pins 1 & 2 closed

»

CMOS memory normal operation

JP12

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

CMOS memory clear

JP12

Pins 1 & 2 closed

DIMM CONFIGURATION

Size

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

8MB

(1) 1M x 64

None

None

16MB

(1) 2M x 64

None

None

16MB

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

None

24MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

None

24MB

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

32MB

(1) 4M x 64

None

None

32MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

32MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

None

40MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

None

40MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

48MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

48MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

None

48MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

56MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

64MB

(1) 8M x 64

None

None

64MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

64MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

None

72MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

None

72MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

80MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

DIMM CONFIGURATION (CON'T)

Size

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

80MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

None

80MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

88MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

96MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

96MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

None

96MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

104MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

112MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

128MB

(1) 16M x 64

None

None

128MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

128MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

None

136MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

None

136MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

144MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

144MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

None

144MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

152MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

160MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

168MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

176MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

192MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

192MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

None

192MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

256MB

(1) 32M x 64

None

None

256MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

264MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

None

272MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

(1) 1M x 64

272MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

None

288MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

288MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

None

320MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

320MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

None

384MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

384MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

None

384MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

512MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

512MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 32M x 64

None

768MB

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 32M x 64

Note: Board accepts EDO & SDRAM memory. Maximum SDRAM is 384MB. Maximum EDO is 768MB.

CACHE CONFIGURATION

Note: 256KB/512KB cache is located on the Pentium II CPU.

CPU SPEED SELECTION

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

JP2

JP3

JP4

200MHz

66MHz

3x

1 & 2

1 & 2

1 & 2

233MHz

66MHz

3.5x

1 & 2

1 & 2

1 & 2

266MHz

66MHz

4x

1 & 2

1 & 2

1 & 2

300MHz

66MHz

4.5x

1 & 2

1 & 2

1 & 2

333MHz

66MHz

5x

1 & 2

1 & 2

1 & 2

366MHz

66MHz

5.5x

1 & 2

1 & 2

1 & 2

Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position.

CPU SPEED SELECTION (CON'T)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

SW1/1

SW1/2

SW1/3

SW1/4

200MHz

66MHz

3x

On

Off

On

On

233MHz

66MHz

3.5x

Off

Off

On

On

266MHz

66MHz

4x

On

On

Off

On

300MHz

66MHz

4.5x

Off

On

Off

On

333MHz

66MHz

5x

On

Off

Off

On

366MHz

66MHz

5.5x

Off

Off

Off

On