For instance, you won't find the standard 440BX board's five PCI slots or four DIMM slots on most 440ZX boards, including the ZA3. Instead its practicality, baby, just enough to get your apps to where they need to go at a financially responsible price.
We've documented the differences in hardware concerning the 440BX and 440ZX before, here's a short list to jog your memory:
- 440ZX supports up to 256MB of SDRAM (440BX supports up to 1GB)
- 440ZX eliminates support for ECC SDRAM (440BX supports ECC SDRAM)
- 440ZX supports a maximum of 4 PCI slots with bus mastering. (440BX supports up to five)
Those are the major differences between the two parts, again you see the clear market target for the ZX which is the low-end segment.
Here's a list of the rest of the Pine ZA3's specifications:
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Chipset: |
Intel â 440ZX AGPset |
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Processor: |
- 66 or 100MHz Intel
â Socket 370 Celeronâ / Celeronâ A (300MHz or above)
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Bus Architecture: |
64bit AGP Bus, 32Bit PCI Bus and 16Bit AGP Bus |
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Expansion Slots: |
- 4 x 32Bit PCI slots
- 3 x 16Bit ISA, slots
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AGP Connector Device: |
AGP 1.0 66MHz/133MHz |
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System Memory: |
- 2 x 168-pin DIMM sockets
- Utilizes 8/16/32/64/128MB 3.3V EDO DRAM or SDRAM
- Total memory capacity: 512MB max
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Super I/O on Board: |
- Winbond I/O chipset
- 1 x Floppy Port (up to 2.88MB)
- 2 x Serial Ports (16550 Fast UART compatible)
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP / EPP / SPP)
- 1 x IrDA IR
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On Board PCI IDE: |
Dual Channel UltraDMA/33 Bus Master IDE Ports (Support up to 4 IDE devices and LS-120 Floppy Drive)
- PIO Mode 3 & 4
- DMA Mode 2
- U-DMA/33
Greater than 8.4G HDD, ATAPI IDE CD-ROM support |
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ATX Power Connector: |
3V, 5V and 12V ATX Power Connector |
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Voltage Regulator: |
Built in switching voltage regulator to support 1.5V to 3.5V |
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BIOS: |
- Award AGP BIOS with ACPI, DMI, Green and PnP features
- 1M-bit Flash EPROM
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ATX Double Decker: |
2 x USB Ports, 1 x PSII keyboard port, 1 x PSII mouse port, 1 x parallel port, 2 x Com ports |
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Extra Features: |
- Wake on LAN
- Modem Wake Up
- Infra red port support
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Board Dimensions: |
ATX Form Factor |
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Approval: |
CE, C-Tick |