Slot A


Slot A

(hardware)The physical and electrical specification for theedge-connector used by AMD's Athlon processor.

The connector allows for a higher bus rate than Socket 7or Super 7. Slot A motherboards use Compaq's EV6 bus protocol. Slot A is mechanically compatible but electricallyincompatible with Intel's Slot 1.

Slot A

The motherboard receptacle for earlier Athlon CPU chips from AMD. It is physically similar to Slot 1, but has different electrical requirements. Later model Athlons use Socket A. See Athlon, Slot 1 and Socket A.