Gigabyte GA-8VM533
chipChipset
cpuCPU socket
speedFSB speeds
400MHz533MHz
moboForm factor
MicroATX (max 244 x 244 mm)
dimDimensions
244mm x 208mm
chipCache
None/Integrated in the CPU
ramMax RAM size
2GB(DDR-266)
ramRAM type
DDR UDIMM
pwrPSU connector
connI/O ports
1x 
3.5mm Audio Combo
1x 
Floppy interface
2x 
IDE interface
1x 
PS/2 keyboard
1x 
PS/2 mouse
1x 
Parallel
1x 
RJ-45 LAN
1x 
Serial
6x 
USB 2.0
1x 
VGA
cardExpansion slots
1x 
1.5V AGP
3x 
32-bit PCI

Known issues:

  • Underperforming chipset/board

The motherboard or chipset may deliver subpar performance compared to similar products, which can result in reduced memory bandwidth, poor memory latency, and bad AGP performance. This can negatively impact overall system performance.

Notes:

Uses a VIA VT6103 Fast Ethernet PHY controller.

Can be overclocked from BIOS or via FSBSet using ICS950902DF chip setting. F5 bios is the last to include functional PXEBoot support.

Has incredibly poor memory latency performance. Setting PCI latency timer from default of 32, to 64 increases overall memory performance.

AGP Support of this motherboard is simply awful. Many AGP 8X cards do not POST, lead to screen corruption or other issues.

Last updated 2023-07-21T14:10:13Z
Score is 9.6/10
9 files available

Vendor: Award [9 entries]

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09/21/2004-P4M266A-8235-6A6LWG0BC-00
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03/25/2004-P4M266A-8235-6A6LWG0BC-00
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12/30/2003-P4M266A-8235-6A6LWG0BC-00
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12/16/2003-P4M266A-8235-6A6LWG0BC-00
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6.00PG
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pwr 2023-04-08
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11/05/2003-P4M266A-8235-6A6LWG0BC-00
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09/15/2003-P4M266A-8235-6A6LWG0BC-00
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6.00PG
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pwr 2023-04-08
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08/22/2005-P4M266A-8235-6A6LWG0BC-00
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Latest Bios
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6.00PG
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pwr 2023-04-08
drv 3 recommended drivers available
Name
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OS support
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Name
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4.1
OS support
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6.9MB
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4.43V
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1995win Windows 95 1995win Windows NT 4.0 1998win Windows 98 1999win Windows 2000 1999win Windows ME 2001win Windows XP 2003win Windows Server 2003
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1.1MB
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4.35V
OS support
1995win Windows 95 1998win Windows 98 1999win Windows ME
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973.7KB
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doc 1 board document available
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chipdoc 5 chip documents available
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