Readers not familiar with the Apollo Pro chipset need only to take a look at the SY-6VZA's spec sheet to see the impressive feats it's capable of:
MODEL SY-6VZA
DESCRIPTION
Socket-370 Based ATX Motherboard with AGP port
PROCESSOR
Socket-370 for Celeron Processors 300A~433* MHZ with built-in 128KB L2 cache
Support for 66, 75, 83, 100, 103, 112, 124, & 133 100MHz FSBs
CHIPSET
VIA Apollo Pro chipset
SYSTEM MEMORY
3 x 168 pin SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support up to 512MB
On-Board 3D Audio Subsystem
Creative ES1373 PCI Plug and Play Audio Chip
16bit Stereo full duplex with 48KHz sampling rate, 90db SNR
Expansion Slots
4 x 32 bit Bus Mastering PCI slots (v2.1 compliant)
2 x 16 bit ISA slots (One PCI/ISA Shared slot)
1 x 32 bit AGP slot (v1.0 compliant)
ON BOARD Ultra I/O Chip
Winbond W83977EF I/O chip
2 RS-232 Serial Ports (16550 UART compatible)
1 Parallel Printer Port (SPP/EPP/ECP mode)
1 FDD port (supports LS120, 3 mode, 1.2/1.44/2.88 MB FDD)
Provides IrDA port with optional cable for transceiver
Ultra DMA-33 IDE ports
Supports 4 IDE devices
Supports up to PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA/33
2 PCI bus mastering ATA E-IDE ports
BOARD Dimensions
4 Layer PCB, 30.5cm x 17cm (12" x 6.7")
ATX form factor
Double stack Back-Panel I/O Connectors
PS/2 Mini-DIN mouse & keyboard ports
2 USB ports
2 D-Sub 9-pin male Serial ports
1 D-sub 25-pin female printer port
1 Joystick Port
Audio I/O: Line Out x 1, Line In x 1, Mic In x 1
