This is a junior model based on the i845E chipset and it has less unsoldered
controllers and connectors as compared with the PX845E
Pro II. Besides, it is covered with varnish containing silver, which must
reduce heat-up of the board and magnetic pickups and make it more stable in operation.
Accessory pack:
- Package laminated with plastic with a
holographic effect;
- Documentation: user manual, poster with brief
installation steps, manual for overclocking a system on this board - in English;
-
Cables: 1 ATA66/100/133 and FDD;
- CD containing:
- drivers;
- BIOS versions for the board;
- Adobe
Acrobat Reader;
- PC-Cillin 2002.
The layout is identical to the elder sibling: audio-ins are in front of the
PCI, when a video card is installed it's difficult to handle the memory modules,
and it's not easy to connect the cable with additional USB ports to a connector
located between the first PCI and AGP slots. It's not difficult to reach the only
jumper when the board is already installed. Its functions are shown on the textolite.
The 3-channel switching voltage regulator incorporates 10 capacitors of 2200
uF.
The following controllers are integrated:
- audio controller
based on the chipset's capabilities and Avance Logic ALC650 AC'97 codec supporting
5.1 audio systems and having a connector for front audio inputs/outputs.
Thanks
to the Winbond W83637HF-AW Smart I/O controller the board supports (and have connectors)
a Memory Stick Reader.
+5 V supplied in the StandBy mode is indicated
with the red LED.
Non-unsoldered connectors: IDE RAID controller and
its connectors, CNR slot, second Flash EEPROM chip, network controller and RJ45
connector, block of switches (because of that this model doesn't have protection
from old video cards which can bring to damage in case of cards with 3.3 V power
supply).
The system monitoring is supported by the Winbond W83627HF-AW
chip. What is controlled:
- processor voltage, +3.3, +5 and +12
V, VBAT and +5 V Standby;
- speed of 2 fans;
- temperatures
of the processor (a built-in sensor) and the board (a built-in sensor).
There
are 2 connectors for adjustable and 1 for unadjustable connection of fans.
Brief characteristics of the board: memory slots - 3 DDR SDRAM; expansion
slots - AGP/ 6 PCI; I/O ports - 2 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 6 USB 2.0; dimensions - 305x245
mm.
Adjustment can be carried out with:
| jumpers and switches |
Jumper to clear up the CMOS |
|
| BIOS based on the Phoenix AwardBIOS 6.00PG |
Setup of memory timings |
+ |
CAS Latency, Active To Precharge Delay, RAS to CAS Delay, RAS
Precharge |
| Setup of memory frequency |
+ |
DDR:CPU = 1.50x, 2.00x, 2.66x, Auto |
| Setup of AGP bus |
- |
|
| Setup of PCI bus |
- |
|
| Changeable scaler of AGP and PCI buses |
+ |
AGP(PCIx2) = Default and 66 MHz |
| Manual assignment of interrupts |
+ |
|
| Changeable FSB frequency |
+ |
100-248 MHz in 1MHz steps |
| Changeable CPU multiplier |
- |
|
| Changeable core voltage |
+ |
1.1-1.85 V in 0.025V steps |
| Changeable memory voltage |
+ |
2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 V |
| Changeable chipset voltage |
- |
|
| Changeable AGP bus voltage |
+ |
1.5 and 1.6 V |
We used the BIOS 1.03a as the latest available version.
The board is meant mostly for entry-level computers given to its lower price
and less functions (in comparison with the senior solutions), though its overclocking
capabilities are also excellent.
Test results:
