- Socket 563
Socket 563 is a microPGA
CPU socket used exclusively for low-power (16 W and 25 W TDP) Athlon XP-M processors (Models 8 & 10).This socket can usually be found on
laptop s and requires a low-power mobile part in a special 563-pin µPGA package which is different from theSocket A (453 pin) package used for other Athlon processors.There exists
desktop computer motherboards equipped with socket 563. PCChips is known to have marketed such a board, the M863G Ver3 (actually made by ECS), bundled with a socket 563 processor and a heatsink.External links
* [http://qviri.net/misc/motherboard/ Pictures of a PCChips desktop motherboard equipped with Socket 563]
* [http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/35/5294.html Further pictures of the PCChips M863G Ver3 equipped with socket 563]
* [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_572_573%5E8713,00.html Pictures of 563-pin µPGA Athlon XP-M processors]
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