This motherboard has an ATX form factor.
The Microstar MS-6330 is a motherboard for use in desktop computers. The Microstar MS-6330 is designed for compatibility with AMD processors. Some key features of this motherboard are Fuzzy Logic III utility for overclocking, PC Alert III hardware monitoring system, and Live BIOS utility that allows BIOS updating online. The complete product name for this motherboard is the Microstar K7-Motherboard-Series K7T Turbo Lite 3 (MS-6330).
Processor
The processor socket 462 on the Microstar MS-6330 can support an AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, or Duron Processor. Processor speeds supported are 600 MHz to 1.8+ GHz.
Chipset
The Microstar MS-6330 motherboard contains a VIA KT133A chipset (552 BGA). The front side bus speed of this motherboard is 266 MHz.
Memory
This motherboard supports up to 1.5 GB of PC-100 or PC-133 SRAM. There are three memory slots which can accept one 512 MB 168-pin DIMM (dual inline memory module) of unbuffered RAM.
Slots
The Microstar MS-6330 has one AGP (accelerated graphics port) slot that supports AGP 2.0 1x, 2x, and 4x. The motherboard also has one Communication Network Riser (CNR) slot. It also includes five Master PCI (32-bit) bus slots that support 3.3 volt or 5 volt bus interfaces.
Disk Drives
The Microstar MS-6330 supports IDE hard drives and CD-ROM drives. Up to four IDE devices can be connected to this motherboard. These drives can utilize Bus Master, PIO, and Ultra DMA 33, 66, and 100 modes.
Audio
This motherboard has an integrated sound chip: Direct Sound AC97 Audio.
Peripherals
The Microstar MS-6330 offers a floppy disk port which can support two floppy disk drives with 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB. This motherboard includes two serial ports. These would be listed in Windows or DOS as COM A and COM B. It also includes one parallel port that supports SPP, ECP, and EPP modes. Four USB ports are also on-board. The motherboard also has an audio or game port, and a front audio pin header. There are also two infrared light data (IrDA) interface connections. The two IrDA connectors support SIR, CIR, ASKIR, and HPSIR devices.
BIOS
The Microstar MS-6330 motherboard has a "Plug & Play" BIOS (basic input output system) for detecting expansion cards and peripheral devices automatically.
Form Factor
The Microstar MS-6330 motherboard has an ATX Form Factor with the dimensions 30.4 cm by 21cm. ATX is a small form factor for smaller desktop computers.
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