This is a budget model in the Albatron's line on i845PE, that is why you should
expect much of it; and for more demanding users the company offers Albatron
PX845PE Pro II.
Accessories:
- Package of the standard
design;
- Documentation: user manual and a poster with brief installation
steps - in English;
- Cables: FDD, ATA66/100/133;
-
CD containing:
The layout differs from a traditional one, but the differences do not add to
the handiness though they make the board more narrow. As a result, the IDE connectors
are in bad positions (behind PCI) and some others along the left board's edge,
and when a video card is installed it's difficult to handle the memory modules.
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 7 capacitors of 2200 uF and 3 of 1500 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 connectors for front audio outputs;
- network
controller based on the 3COM 910-A01 chip supporting 10BaseT/100BaseTX.
Non-unsoldered
connectors: none.
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 3 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/ 5 PCI; I/O ports - 2 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 6 USB 2.0; dimensions - 305x200
mm.
Adjustment can be carried out with:
| jumpers and switches |
Jumper to clear up the CMOS |
|
| BIOS based on the AwardBIOS 6.00PG from Phoenix |
Setup of memory timings |
+ |
CAS Latency, Active To Precharge Delay, RAS to CAS Delay, RAS
Precharge |
| Setup of memory frequency |
+ |
DDR/CPU = 1.5, 2, 2.5 |
| Setup of AGP bus |
- |
|
| Setup of PCI bus |
- |
|
| Changeable scaler of AGP and PCI buses |
+ |
CPU/AGP(PCIx2) = Auto, 1.5, 2, 2.5 |
| Manual assignment of interrupts |
+ |
|
| Changeable FSB frequency |
+ |
100-248 MHz in 1MHz steps |
| Changeable CPU multiplier |
+ |
x8-x50 |
| Changeable core voltage |
+ |
1.1-1.85 in 0.025 V steps |
| Changeable memory voltage |
+ |
Default, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 V |
| Changeable chipset voltage |
- |
|
| Changeable AGP bus voltage |
+ |
Default, 16 V |
We used the BIOS 1.05 beta as the latest available version.
This high-quality board doesn't shine in functions, but it provides good overclocking
settings, that is why it will be a good option for many.
Test results:
