MSI MS-6156 VER:2.1 BX7

Technical details
Name: MS-6156
Company: Micro-Star International
Chipset: VIA Apollo Pro 133, VT82C693A, VT82C596B, Winbond W83977TF-AW, Creative ES1373
CPU socket: Slot-1
Memory: 2x DIMM, FPM, EDO, SDRAM, VC-SDRAM, max. 512 MB
Bus: 1x AGP 2x, 3x PCI, 1x ISA 16 bit
Connectors: ATX power, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 mouse, front-module pins, 2x EIDE on PCI, floppy, 2x serial, parallel, 2x USB 1.1, IrDA, Audio
Form factor: MICRO ATX
Manufactured: 1999


Supported CPUs are Pentium II, III and Celeron with 66/100/133 MHz FSB. The EIDE ports support UDMA/66. The BIOS is from Award and a cell battery is used to buffer the CMOS. The Creative Audiochip ES1373 is originally from Ensoniq and a on board version of the Soundblaster PCI 128.

Mainboard Manual

Mainboard BIOS