Athlon Hit Parade: 10 mobos with the nForce2 Ultra400

Features
By Patrick Schmid
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Features Table

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ManufacturerAbitAOpenAsusDFIEpox
ModelNF7-S 2.0AK79D-400MaxA7N8X DeluxeLANParty NFII UltraEP-8RDA3+
Chipset
SocketnVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400
Clock (CPU/Bus)2204.99 / 200.452230 / 202.732205.00 / 200.452205.00 / 200.452205.00 / 200.45
NorthbridgenForce2 SPPnForce2 SPPnForce2 SPPnForce2 SPPnForce2 SPP
SouthbridgenForce2 MCP-TnForce2 MCP-TnForce2 MCP-TnForce2 MCP-TnForce2 MCP-T
Northbridge Fannonononono
Form FactorATXATXATXATXATX
Memory
Maximum RAM3072 MB3072 MB3072 MB3072 MB3072 MB
DIMM Sockets33333
Memory TypeDDR SDRAMDDR SDRAMDDR SDRAMDDR SDRAMDDR SDRAM
Memory FrequenciesDDR200, DDR266, DDR333, DDR400DDR200, DDR266, DDR333, DDR400DDR200, DDR266, DDR333, DDR400DDR200, DDR266, DDR333, DDR400DDR200, DDR266, DDR333, DDR400
ECC Supportnonononono
Standard Components
Size (LxH)305 x 245 mm305 x 244 mm305 x 245 mm305 x 245 mm305 x 245 mm
PCI Slots5x PCI 2.2 32 Bit5x PCI 2.2 32 Bit5x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit5x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit5x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit
AGPAGP 3.0 / 8xAGP 3.0 / 8xAGP 3.0 / 8xAGP 3.0 / 8xAGP 3.0 / 8x
AGP Card Lockyesyesnoyesyes
ACR / AMR / CNRno / no / noyes / no / nono / no / nono / no / noyes / no / no
Parallel Ports11111
Serial Ports21222
USB 2.0 internal/external4 / 22 / 42 / 42 / 42 / 4
Fan Headers33333
IDE Controller2x UltraATA/1332x UltraATA/1332x UltraATA/1332x UltraATA/1332x UltraATA/133
Additional Components
Piezo Speaker OnBoardnoyesyesyesyes
Wake on LAN (WOL)noyesyesyesyes
Wake on Modem (WOM)nonoyesyesyes
IrDA Portyesyesyesyesyes
Chassis Intrusion Detectionnoyesyesnoyes
Temperature Monitoringyesyesyesyesyes
Fan Status Monitoringyesyesyesyesyes
Network ControllerRealtek RTL8201Realtek RTL8201BLRealtek RTL8201, 2xRealtek RTL8201, ICS1893Realtek RTL8101L / 8201BL
IDE RAID ControllerSilicon Image Sil3112Promise PDC20375Silicon Image Sil3112HighPoint HPT372NSilicon Image Sil3112
Firewire ControllernForce2 / Realtek RTL8801Bagere FW802Realtek RTL8801Bagere FW803agere FW323
SCSI Controller-----
Sound System
TypeAC97 / MCP-TAC97 / MCP-TAC97 / MCP-TAC97 / MCP-TAC97 / MCP-T
Manufacturer / ChipRealtek ALC650Realtek ALC650ERealtek ALC650Realtek ALC650C-Media CMI9739A
Surround Sound6 Channels, Dolby Digital6 Channels, Dolby Digital6 Channels, Dolby Digital6 Channels, Dolby Digital6 Channels, Dolby Digital
External ConnectorsIn, Out, MicIn, Out, MicIn, Out, MicIn, Out, MicIn, Out, Mic
Internal ConnectorsCD-in, AUX-inCD-in, AUX-inCD-in, AUX-inCD-in, AUX-inCD-in, AUX-in
Setup
CPU ConfigBIOSBIOSBIOSBIOSBIOS
Selectable Multipliers8.0 - 23.0 / 0.55.0 - 23.0 / 0.56.5 - 17.0 / 0.55.0 - 22.0 / 0.55.0 - 24.0 / 0.5
FSB Range / Increments100 - 237 MHz / 1100 - 255 MHz / 1100 - 233 MHz / 1100 - 300 MHz / 1100 - 250 MHz / 1
AGP clock66 - 100 MHz66 - 100 MHz66 - 100 MHz50 - 100 MHz / 166 - 100 MHz
Voltage
Vcore Range / Increments1.1 - 1.85 / 0.05 V1.1 - 1.85 / 0.05 V1.65 - 1.85 V / 0.025 V1.10 - 2.0 V / 0.025 V1.4 - 2.2 V / 0.025 V
Vram / Increments2.4 - 2.7 / 0.1 V2.5 - 2.8 V / 0.1 V2.6 / 2.7 / 2.8 V2.5 - 2.8 V / 0.1 V1.5 - 1.8 V / 0.1 V
Vchipset / Increments1.4 - 1.7 / 0.1 V1.4 - 1.7 V / 0.1Vagp 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.7 V2.6 - 2.9 V / 0.1 V1.6 / 1.8 / 2.0 V
Board and BIOS Details
BiosAward/PhoenixAward/PhoenixAward/PhoenixAward/PhoenixAward/Phoenix
Version1.61.01g1005??
DateJune 25, 2003June 2, 2003May 14, 2003July 9, 2003June 19, 2003
Motherboard Revision1.0?2.00A1.1
Boot DevicesFloppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LANFloppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LANFloppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LANFloppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LANFloppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LAN
Manual Interrupt Assignmentnoyesnoyesyes
Special Features-SilentTek, Dr.VoiceSpeech Post Reporter, Q-Fan--
Shared Interrupts?????
Clock GeneratornForce2nForce2nForce2nForce2nForce2
Miscellaneous
Layout Issues-IDE connectors in front of PCICD/AUX connectors directly behind PCI slotIDE RAID connectors in front of PCIIDE RAID connectors in front of PCI, floppy connector at the bottom of the board
Model Variations----Row 64 - Cell 5
Shipment / Utilities
Manual / Qualitycomprehensiveexcellentshort but completeexcellentcomplete
LanguagesEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglish, French, German, SpanishEnglish
Quick Setup Guide6 languagesyes12 languagesyesno
Cables1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy, 1x SATA1x IDE-80, 1x IDE-40, 1x Floppy1x IDE-80, 1x IDE-40, 1x Floppy, 2x SATA2x IDE-80 round cable, 1x Floppy, 1x SATA, 1x SATA power2x IDE-80 round cables, 1x Floppy, 2x SATA, 2x SATA power
Adapters1x IDE-to-SATA, 2x Firewire, 2x USBAudio adapter (optical & coax S/PDIF), Firewire (2x), Game & USB (2x)COM2, Game port, 2x USB, 2x FirewireAudio adapter, Firewire (2x), GameFirewire (2), Game & COM,
SoftwareAdobe Acrobat Reader 5.05, Winbond Hardware DoctorAOConfig, EzClock, EzSkin, WinBIOS, WinDMI, 3Deep E-Color, Adobe Acrobat ReaderPC-cillin 2002 Anti Virus, PC ProbeRadarSync Online BIOS update software, Winbond Hardware Monitor, McAfee Virus Scan OnlineNorton Ghost 2001, PC Cillin 2002
MiscellaneousRow 72 - Cell 1 Die-Hard BIOSAsus Live UpdateFrontX, Pc Transpo gearDebug System
Patrick Schmid