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QDI Platinix2

Board Revision: 1.0

BIOS Version: 2.1 (Dec 10, 2001)

The PlatiniX 2 has six PCI slots, one CNR, one AGP 4x, AC97 sound with two line-ins and on-board LAN. A maximum of 3 GB RAM can be installed using all three DIMM sockets. Three fan headers are available to keep the system cool.

QDI allows the CPU to be configured directly in the BIOS, via the SpeedEasy setup menu.

This board attracts neither extraordinarily positive nor negative comments. Everything went well, performance was at an average level.