ASUS P5A Socket 7 ATX Motherboard ALi Aladdin V Rev 1.04 AMD K6-2 K6-3

ASUS P5A Socket 7 ATX Motherboard ALi Aladdin V Rev 1.04 AMD K6-2 K6-3

The ASUS P5A is a Super Socket 7 ATX motherboard built around the ALi Aladdin V chipset (ALi M1541 northbridge + M1543 southbridge). It was designed for AMD's late-generation Socket 7 processors — the K6-2, K6-3, K6-2+, and K6-III+ — and also supports Intel Pentium MMX CPUs. This board is Rev 1.04, as silkscreened on the PCB.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: ASUS P5A, Revision 1.04
• CPU Socket: Super Socket 7 (Socket 7)
• Chipset: ALi Aladdin V — ALi M1541 northbridge / M1543 southbridge
• Compatible CPUs: AMD K6-2, K6-3, K6-2+, K6-III+; Intel Pentium MMX
• Form Factor: ATX
• Memory: 4x DIMM slots — supports SDRAM and EDO RAM
• Expansion Slots: 1x AGP, 5x PCI, 1x ISA
• Storage: 2x ATA/66 IDE headers, 1x floppy connector
• Onboard I/O: 2x PS/2 (keyboard + mouse), 2x USB, 1x 25-pin parallel port, 2x 9-pin serial (COM) ports
• Board only — no CPU, RAM, or accessories included

Applications

The ASUS P5A was released in 1998 and belongs to the final generation of Socket 7 motherboards, a platform that saw AMD push the architecture well beyond its original Intel-designed limits with the K6-2 and K6-3 processors. The ALi Aladdin V chipset gave the P5A AGP support and ATA/66 capability, features that were advanced for the Socket 7 platform at the time. Today the P5A is sought after by vintage PC builders and enthusiasts restoring late-1990s AMD K6-era systems, as it is one of the more capable and stable Super Socket 7 boards available. It is also compatible with the K6-2+ and K6-III+ processors — late-production chips with on-die L2 cache — making it a popular choice for maximizing a Socket 7 build.