This is the smallest board on this chipset, but it also provides the most scanty
set of features.
Accessories:
- Package of a standard design;
-
Documentation: user manual in English;
- Cables: 1 ATA66/100/133
and FDD;
- Bracket with a Bass/Center connector;
- CD
containing:
- drivers;
- user guide in PDF;
-
Adobe Acrobat Reader;
- DirectX 8.1.
No surprise that the layout is so convenient even though the board is narrower
than usual - controllers and their connectors are a rare thing here. It's not
difficult to reach jumpers when the board is already installed. Their functions
are shown on the textolite.
The 3-channel switching voltage regulator
incorporates 11 capacitors of 3300 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 inputs/outputs and for SPDIF;
Non-unsoldered connectors:
switches for setting a FSB frequencies.
The system monitoring is supported
by the ITE IT8712F-A chip. What is controlled:
- processor voltage,
memory, 1.8, +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 - 2 DDR SDRAM; expansion
slots - AGP/ 5 PCI; I/O ports - 2 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 6 USB 2.0; dimensions - 305x190
mm.
Adjustment can be carried out with:
| jumpers and switches |
Jumper to clear up the CMOS |
|
| Jumper for write protection of the Flash EEPROM |
|
| 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 |
+ |
Auto, DDR200, DDR266 |
| 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-x50 |
| Changeable core voltage |
- |
|
| Changeable memory voltage |
- |
|
| Changeable chipset voltage |
- |
|
| Changeable AGP bus voltage |
- |
|
We used the BIOS ab45s012 as the latest available version.
This
is a good choice for a relatively cheap upgrade or assembling an entry-level computer.
At the same time, a user gets nothing except the specified features, i.e. no real
overclocking.
Test results:
