GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
GA-686BLX
Device Type | Mainboard |
Processor | Pentium II |
Processor Speed | 200/233/266/300/333/366MHz |
Chip Set | Intel |
Video Chip Set | None |
Maximum Onboard Memory | 1GB (EDO & SDRAM supported) |
Maximum Video Memory | None |
Cache | 256/512KB (located on Pentium II CPU) |
BIOS | Award |
Dimensions | 305mm x 244mm |
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 connector, ATX power connector, AGP slot |
NPU Options | None |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
AGP slot | AGP | USB connector | CN3 |
ATX power connector | ATX | CPU fan power | J2 |
IR connector | C1 | PS/2 mouse interface | J4 |
Power LED & keylock | C2 | Floppy drive interface | J5 |
Speaker | C3 | Serial port 2 | J6 |
Turbo LED | C4 | Serial port 1 | J7 |
Turbo switch | C5 | Parallel port | J8 |
Reset switch | C6 | Wake on LAN connector | J9 |
Green PC connector | C7 | System after AC back connector | J10 |
IDE interface LED | C8 | PCI audio connector | J16 |
Soft off power supply | C9 | ACPI LED | J17 |
IDE interface 2 | CN1 | 32-bit PCI slots | PC1 - -PC4 |
IDE interface 1 | CN2 | ||
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Label | Position | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | HR1 | Unidentified |
Keyboard power on enabled | JP6 | Closed | |
Keyboard power on disabled | JP6 | Open | |
DIMM CONFIGURATION | ||||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | Bank 2 | Bank 3 |
8MB | (1) 1M x 64 | None | None | None |
16MB | (1) 2M x 64 | None | None | None |
16MB | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | None | None |
24MB | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | None | None |
24MB | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | None |
32MB | (1) 4M x 64 | None | None | None |
32MB | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | None | None |
32MB | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 |
40MB | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | None | None |
48MB | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | None | None |
48MB | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | None |
64MB | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 |
64MB | (1) 8M x 64 | None | None | None |
64MB | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | None | None |
DIMM/SIMM CONFIGURATION (CON’T) | ||||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | Bank 2 | Bank 3 |
72MB | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | None | None |
80MB | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | None | None |
96MB | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | None | None |
96MB | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | None |
128MB | (1) 16M x 64 | None | None | None |
128MB | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | None | None |
128MB | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 |
136MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | None | None |
144MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | None | None |
152MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 |
160MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | None | None |
176MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 |
192MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | None | None |
192MB | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | None |
224MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 |
256MB | (1) 32M x 64 | None | None | None |
256MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | None | None |
256MB | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 |
272MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 |
280MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 | (1) 1M x 64 |
288MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 |
304MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 | (1) 2M x 64 |
320MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 |
320MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 |
352MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 | (1) 4M x 64 |
384MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | None |
448MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 | (1) 8M x 64 |
512MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 32M x 64 | None | None |
512MB | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 |
640MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 | (1) 16M x 64 |
768MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 32M x 64 | None |
1024MB | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 32M x 64 | (1) 32M x 64 |
Note: Maximum EDO memory is 1GB. Maximum SDRAM is 512MB. | ||||
CACHE CONFIGURATION |
Note: 256KB/512KB cache is located on the Pentium II CPU. |
CPU SPEED SELECTION | ||||||
CPU speed | Clock speed | Multiplier | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 |
200MHz | 66MHz | 3x | Off | On | Off | Off |
233MHz | 66MHz | 3.5x | On | On | Off | Off |
266MHz | 66MHz | 4x | Off | Off | On | Off |
300MHz | 66MHz | 4.5x | On | Off | On | Off |
333MHz | 66MHz | 5x | Off | On | On | Off |
366MHz | 66MHz | 5.5x | On | On | On | Off |