This board has a twin based on the i865G chipset and comes with an integrated
video core - Soltek 86MP-L.
Accessories:
- Package of the standard design;
- Documentation: user manual and s/w guide in English, brief installation
manual in 9 languages;
- Cables: 2 Serial ATA (without power supply adapters), 1 ATA66/100/133
and FDD;
- I/O Shield;
- 2 CDs with:
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- drivers;
- several system monitoring utilities;
- Adobe Acrobat Reader;
- PC-cillin 2002;
- VirtualDrive 7;
- RestoreIT! 3 Lite;
- Partition Magic 6.0 SE;
- Drive Image 4.0.
The PCB layout is standard; among its weak points is positions of
the FDD connectors behind the PCI slots and of the audio ones in front of
them. Another disadvantage is crowded connectors around the memory modules
(which make difficult to access the memory especially when a video card is
installed). It can be difficult to reach some jumpers when the board is already
installed. Their description is provided on the PCB.
The 3-phase switching voltage regulator incorporates 9 capacitors
of 2200 uF and several less capacious ones. There are also voltage regulators
of the AGP bus (2 capacitors of 1000 uF and several less capacious ones)
and of the memory (4 of 1000 uF).
Integrated controllers:
- audio controller based on the chipset and Avance Logic ALC650
AC'97 codec; 5.1 audio system supported, front audio outputs and S/PDIF connectors
provided
- network controller based on the Realtek RTL8100B chip supporting
10/100Base-T (Fast Ethernet).
+5 V supplied in the StandBy mode is indicated with the red LED.
A connector for the second COM port wasn't integrated though the
space for it is left.
System monitoring is supported by Winbond W83627HF-AW chip. It controls:
- processor, AGP bus voltages, +3.3, +5 and +-12 V, VBAT and +5
V Standby
- rotation speed of 3 fans;
- temperatures of the processor (built-in sensor) and the board
(built-in sensor).
There are 2 connectors for regulated and 2 for unregulated connection
of fans (one of them is connected to a fan on the north bridge's heatsink).
Summary: memory slots - 4 DDR SDRAM; expansion slots - AGP/ 6 PCI;
I/O ports - 2 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 8 USB 2.0; dimensions - 305x245 mm.
Settings:
| jumpers and switches |
CMOS clear jumper |
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| Jumper for starting up computer from PS/2 devices |
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| Jumpers setting the basic CPU clock |
Auto, 100/133/200 MHz |
| Jumper getting the network controller on/off |
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| BIOS based on AMI v2.51 |
Setup of memory timings |
+ |
CAS Latency, RAS Precharge, RAS to CAS Delay, Precharge Delay,
Burst Length |
| Setup of memory frequency |
+ |
Auto, 266, 320, 400 MHz (with FSB 800 MHz) |
| Setup of AGP bus |
- |
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| Setup of PCI bus |
- |
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| AGP/PCI frequency setup |
+ |
AGP/PCI frequency lock on/off |
| PCI IRQ manual assignment |
- |
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| FSB frequency setup |
+ |
100-350 MHz in 1MHz steps |
| CPU clock ratio |
+ |
x8-x255 |
| CPU voltage control |
+ |
1.1-1.85 V in 0.025V steps |
| DIMM voltage control |
+ |
2.5-2.8 V in 0.1V steps |
| NB voltage control |
- |
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| AGP voltage control |
+ |
1.5-1.8 V in 0.1V steps |
We used the BIOS AM1L as the latest available version.
The board of the budget functionality and low price can attract only
with its good overclocking capabilities and high-quality voltage regulators
of all components.
Test results:
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