The functions are good though not outstanding; its has nonstandard power supply
connectors (meant for power supply units used in server systems - however, power
supply connectors from standard units can be easily used as well) and connectors
on the back. Unfortunately, we haven't found a printed manual, and the CD gives
only a link to the site, but there is no any manual as well.
Accessories:
- Package of a new austere design;
- Cables: 1 ATA66/100/133
and FDD;
- Bracket with 2 USB ports;
- Bracket for the
rear computer panel;
- CD containing:
- drivers;
-
several system monitoring utilities;
- Adobe Acrobat Reader;
-
McAfee VirusScan.
The layout is nonstandard; the audio-ins are not in very good positions, as
well as connectors of the serial port, IEEE 1394, IDE and FDD. It can be difficult
to reach some jumpers when the board is already installed. Their functions are
shown on the textolite.
The 3-channel switching voltage regulator incorporates
9 capacitors of 3300 uF and 4 of 2200 uF.
The following controllers
are integrated:
- audio controller based on the Analog Devices AD1981A
AC'97 codec supporting 5.1 audio systems;
- network controller based
on the Intel RC82540EM chip supporting 10BaseT/100BaseTX/1000BaseT (Gigabit Ethernet);
-
IEEE 1394 bus controller based on the Texas Instruments TSB43AB22 bus.
+5
V supplied in the StandBy mode is indicated with the LED onboard.
Non-unsoldered
connectors: none.
The system monitoring is supported by the Winbond W83627HF-AW
chip. What is controlled:
- processor voltage, 1.3, +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 2 for unadjustable connection of fans.
Brief characteristics of the board: memory slots - 4 DDR SDRAM; expansion
slots - AGP Pro/ 5 PCI; I/O ports - 2 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 6 USB 2.0 / 2 IEEE1394;
dimensions - 305x245 mm.
Adjustment
can be carried out with:
| jumpers and switches |
Jumper to clear up the CMOS |
|
| Jumper to enable/disable the network controller |
|
| Jumper to enable/disable the IEEE 1394 bus controller |
|
| Jumper to protect Flash EEPROM from writing (?) |
|
| BIOS based on the 6.00PG Award WorkstationBIOS from
Phoenix |
Setup of memory timings |
+ |
CAS Latency, Active To Precharge Delay, RAS to CAS Delay, RAS
Precharge |
| Setup of memory frequency |
- |
|
| Setup of AGP bus |
- |
|
| Setup of PCI bus |
- |
|
| Changeable scaler of AGP and PCI buses |
- |
|
| Manual assignment of interrupts |
+ |
|
| Changeable FSB frequency |
+ |
100-165 MHz in 1MHz steps |
| Changeable CPU multiplier |
+ |
x8-x32 |
| Changeable core voltage |
+ |
1.1-1.85 V in 0.025V steps |
| Changeable memory voltage |
- |
|
| Changeable chipset voltage |
- |
|
| Changeable AGP bus voltage |
- |
|
We used the
BIOS of 12.11.2002 as the latest available version.
The board is for
those who want to build a reliable high-performance computer which doesn't need
functions above standard and overclocking.
