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1:00 PM - 10/07/2002 by Patrick Schmid
Manufacturer Abit Asus Biostar Elitegroup Gigabyte
Model AT7-MAX2 A7V8X M7VIK L7VTA GA-7VAXP
Chipset
Socket Socket A Socket A Socket A Socket A Socket A
Clock (CPU/Bus) ? 1802.19 / 133.50 1799.68 / 133.31 1794.88 / 132.95 1808.38 / 133.95
Northbridge VIA KT400 VIA KT400 VIA KT400 VIA KT400 VIA KT400
Southbridge VIA VT8235 VIA VT8235 VIA VT8235 VIA VT8235 VIA VT8235
Northbridge Fan no no no no yes
Form Factor ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX
Memory
Maximum RAM 3584 MB 3072 MB 3072 MB 3072 MB 3072 MB
DIMM-Sockets 4, DDR 3, DDR 3, DDR 3, DDR 3, DDR
Memory Type DDR-SDRAM, buffered/unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered
Memory Frequencies DDR400, DDR333, DDR266 DDR400, DDR333, DDR266 DDR400, DDR333, DDR266 DDR400, DDR333, DDR266 DDR400, DDR333, DDR266
ECC-Support no no no no no
Standard Components
Size (LxH) 305 x 245 mm 305 x 244 mm 305 x 244 mm 235 x 304 mm
PCI Slots 5x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit 6x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit 5x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit 5x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit 5x PCI 2.2, 32 Bit
AGP 3.0 / AGP 8x 3.0 / AGP 8x 3.0 / AGP 8x 3.0 / AGP 8x 3.0 / AGP 8x
AGP Card Lock yes yes yes yes yes
ACR / AMR / CNR 0 - CNR CNR -
Parallel Ports 0 1 1 1 1
Serial Ports 0 2 2 2 2
USB 2.0 internal/external 4 / 6 4 / 2 2 / 4 4 / 2 2 / 4
Fan Headers 4 2 2 2 3
IDE Controller 2x UltraATA/133 2x UltraATA/133 2x UltraATA/133 2x UltraATA/133 2x UltraATA/133
Additional Components
Piezo Speaker OnBoard no no no yes no
Wake on LAN (WOL) no yes yes no yes
Wake on Modem (WOM) no yes yes no yes
IrDA-Port no yes yes yes no
Chassis Intrusion Detection no yes no no yes
Temperature Monitoring CPU, System CPU, System CPU, System CPU, System CPU, System
Fan Status Monitoring CPU, System CPU, System CPU, System CPU, System CPU, System
Network Controller VIA VT6103 Broadcom BCM7502 - VIA VT6103 Realtek RTL8100BL
IDE RAID Controller HighPoint HPT374 Promise PDC20376 SATA Promise PDC20376 SATA Promise PDC20265R Promise PDC20276
Firewire-Controller Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 VIA VT6306 VIA VT6306 VIT VT6303 VIA VT6306
SCSI-Controller - - - - -
Sound System
Type AC97 AC97 PCI AC97 AC97
Manufacturer / Chip Realtek ALC650 Realtek ALC650 C-Media CMI8738 VIA VT1612A Realtek ALC650
Surround Sound 6 Channels 6 Channels 6 Channels 6 Channels 6 Channels
External Connectors Line-In, Mic, Front-Out, Rear-Out, Center/Sub In/Out/Mic In/Out/Mic In/Out/Mic In/Out/Mic/SPDIF-out
Internal Connectors CD-in, AUX CD-in, AUX CD-in CD/AUX/SPDIF-out CD/AUX/SPDIF-in/SPDIF-out
Setup
CPU Config BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS
Selectable Multipliers 5.0 - 18.0 5.0 - 22.5 auto DIP/BIOS
FSB Range / Increments 100 - 250 100 - 227 133-165 / 1 133 - 166 / 1 100-200 / 1
166 MHz FSB yes yes yes yes yes
Voltage
Vcore Range / Increments ? 1.65 - 1.85 V / 0.025 V +0.075 / 0.025 V - +5 / +7.5 / +10 %
Vram / Increments ? 2.55, 2.65, 2.75, 2.85 V 2.5 - 2.8 V - +0.1/+0.2/+0.3 V
Vchipset / Increments - Vagp 1.5 - 1.8 V / 0.1 V Vagp 1.5 - 1.8 V - Vagp +0.1/+0.2/+0.3 V
Board and BIOS Details
Bios Phoenix/Award Phoenix/Award Phoenix/Award Phoenix/Award
Version ? 1006 0910F 1.0 F4.M
Date ? Sept 13, 2002 Sept 10, 2002 Sept 4, 2002 Aug 22, 2002
Motherboard Revision ? 1.03 1.0 1.0 1.0
Boot Devices Floppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LAN Floppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LAN Floppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LAN Floppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LAN Floppy, LS120, HD, SCSI, CDROM/DVD, ZIP, USB-ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, UDB-HDD, LAN
Manual Interrupt Assignment yes yes no yes
Special Features - - - South Bridge Heat Sink Dual BIOS, Memory Stick / Smart Card Reader Connector
Shared Interrupts ? ? ? ?
Clock Generator ICS94228BF CYP-613242 ICS 94230BF
Miscellaneous
Layout Issues - - - - IDE connectors close together
Model Variations - - - - -
Shipment / Utilities
Manual / Quality Excellent Excellent Good Good Excellent
Languages English English English English English
Quick Setup Guide yes yes no no yes
Cables 2x IDE-80, 1x IDE-40, Floppy, 2x SATA, SPDIF out/in 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy, 2x SATA 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy 3x IDE-80, 1x Floppy
Adapters 2x USB, 2x Firewire, IDE-80-to-SATA 3x Firewire - 3x Firewire, 2x USB, SPFID koax+optical
Software PC Cillin 2002 Anti-Virus, Asus PC Probe, Asus Live Update, CyberLink DVD-Player Norton Anti Virus 2002, Ghost 2002, Personal Firewall 2002 ? Norton Anti Virus 2002, Personal Firewall 2002
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