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 Intel 430 Series PCI Chipset Comparison ChartAlthough we have
      shared this information in the past with our Build Or Buy Session Members,
      we're now providing this as a reference for those who still might require
      this data while researching a possible Bios Upgrade.  
       
        
          | . | 430VX | 430TX | 430HX | 430FX | 430MX |  
          | HOST | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | Host Processor | Pentium® Processor | Pentium® Processor | Pentium® Processor | Pentium® Processor | Pentium® Processor |  
          | Voltage  | 3.3v(I/O) | 3.3v(I/O) | 3.3v(I/O) | 3.3v(I/O) | 3.3v(I/O) |  
          | Dual Processing Support | No | No | Yes | No | No |  
          | DRAM  | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | Refresh  | CAS-before-RAS | CAS-before-RAS | CAS-before-RAS | RAS Only | CAS-before-RAS |  
          | RAS
            Lines | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4  |  
          | 64 Mbit
            Support  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  |  
          | Max
            Memory Size | 128 Mbytes | 256 Mbytes | 512 Mbytes | 128 Mbytes | 128 Mbytes |  
          | Memory
            Types  | SDRAM/EDO/FPM  | SDRAM/EDO/FPM  | EDO/FPM  | EDO/SPM | EDO/SPM |  
          | SDRAM(CL=2) | 6-1-1-1 | 6-1-1-1 | NA | NA | NA |  
          | EDO (66
            MHz) | 6-2-2-2 | 5-2-2-2 | 5-2-2-2 | 7-2-2-2 | 7-2-2-2 |  
          | MA
            Buffers | Integrated | Integrated | Integrated  | External | External |  
          | ECC/Parity | No | No | Yes | No | No |  
          | L2  | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | Cache Type | Async,DRAM,
            Pburst | Pburst | Pburst | Async,DRAM,
            Pburst | Async,DRAM,
            Pburst |  
          | Cacheability | 64 Mbytes | 64 Mbytes | 512 Mbytes | 64 Mbytes | 64 Mbytes |  
          | PCI
            Interface | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | PCI
            Support  | PCI 2.1 | PCI 2.1 | PCI 2.1 | PCI
            2.0  | PCI
            2.0  |  
          | Concurrent
            PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  | No  |  
          | Arbitration  | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | MTT | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  | No  |  
          | Graphics  | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | SMBA
            Support | Yes  | No | No | No | No |  
          | South
            Bridge  | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | Type  | PIIX3 | PIIX4 | PIIX3 | PIIX  | MPIIX  |  
          | USB
            Support  | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  | No  |  
          | IDE  | BMIDE  | Ultra
            DMA | BMIDE  | BMIDE  | Normal
            IDE  |  
          | RTC  | External | Integrated  | External | External | External |  
          | Manageability  | . | . | . | . | . |  
          | Power
            Mgt.  | NA  | ACPI  | NA  | NA  | SMI, APM |  
          | I/O
            Mgt.  | NA  | SM Bus/GPIO  | NA  | NA  | NA  |  |