Intel's Strike Force: 19 DDR-Motherboards With 845 Chipset and DDR-Support
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Manufacturer | Chaintech | DFI | ECS Elitegroup | FIC | Gigabyte |
Model | 9BJDO | NB70-SC | P4IBAD | VC15 | GA-8IRXP |
Chipset | |||||
Socket | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 |
Clock (CPU/Bus) | 2243.92 / 102.00 MHz | 2199.82 / 100.00 | 2219.77 / 100.90 | 2204.99 / 100.21 | 2196.24 / 99.83 |
Northbridge | i845D | i845D | i845D | i845D | i845D |
Southbridge | i82801BA | i82801BA | i82801BA | i82801BA | i82801BA |
Northbridge Fan | no | no | no | no | no |
Form Factor | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX |
Memory | |||||
Maximum RAM | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
DIMM-Sockets | 2, DDR | 2, DDR | 2, DDR | 3, DDR | 3, DDR |
Memory Type | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
ECC-Support | no | yes | no | no | no |
Standard Components | |||||
Size (LxH) | 30,5 cm x 22,0 cm | 30,5 cm x 24,4 cm | 30,4 cm x 24,4 cm | 30.5 x 22.0 cm | 30.6 x 24.4 cm |
PCI Slots | 5x 32 Bit | 5x 32 Bit | 6x 32 Bit | 6x 32 Bit | 6x 32 Bit |
AGP | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x |
AGP Card Lock | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
ACR / AMR / CNR | no / no / yes | no / no / yes | no / no / yes | no / no / yes | no / no / yes |
Parallel Ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Serial Ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
USB internal/external | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
Fan Headers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
IDE Controller | 2x UltraATA/100 | 2x UltraATA/100 | 2x UltraATA/100 | 2x UltraATA/100 | 2x UltraATA/100 |
Additional Components | |||||
Piezo Speaker OnBoard | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
Wake on LAN (WOL) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Wake on Modem (WOM) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
IrDA-Port | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Chassis Intrusion Detection | no | yes | yes | no | no |
Temperature Monitoring | CPU, System | CPU / System | CPU / System | CPU / System | CPU |
Fan Status Monitoring | CPU, Chassis | CPU, 2x Chassis | CPU, 2x Chassis | CPU / System | CPU, Power, Chassis |
Network Controller | no | no | no | Realtek RTL8100L | Intel 100 Mbit |
IDE RAID Controller | no | no | optional, HighPoint | no | Promise PDC20265 |
Firewire-Controller | no | no | no | no | USB 2.0 (NEC) |
SCSI-Controller | no | no | no | no | no |
Sound System | |||||
Type | PCI Chip | AC97 | AC97 | AC97 | PCI |
Hersteller/ Chip | C-Media CMI8738 | Realtek ALC201A | Realtek ALC201A | Realtek ALC201A | Creative CT5880 |
Connectors (Int/Ext) | 3/2 | 3/3 | 3/2 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
External Line (Out/In/Mic) | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 |
Internal Line (Out/In/CD) | 1/0/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/0/1 | 0/1/1 | 0/1/1 |
Setup | |||||
CPU Config | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS |
Selectable Multipliers | auto | auto | auto | auto | auto |
FSB Range / Increments | 100 - 132 / 1 | 100-132 / 1 | 100-130 / 2-3 | 100, 102, 105, 126, 130, 133, 136, 166, 200 | 100 - 200 / 1 |
Vcore Range / Increments | n/a | n/a | 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 | n/a | 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 |
Vram / Increments | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.6 / 2.7 / 2.8 |
Vchipset / Increments | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | AGP 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8 |
Board and BIOS Details | |||||
Bios | Award | Award | Award | Award | Award |
Version | 2 | A | 1.0B | 1.1 | F4 |
Date | Dec 17, 2001 | nov 20, 2001 | Dec 3, 2001 | Dec 17, 2001 | Jan 7, 2002 |
Motherboard Revision | 1.2 | A | 1.0 | ? | 2.0 |
Boot Devices | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB-FDD/ZIP/CD/HD | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN | Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB-FDD/ZIP/CD/HD |
Manual Interrupt Assignment | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Special Features | BIOS Post Codes Displayed for Debugging | Buffer Strength Control | ATA 66/100 Cable Message | Hard Disk Boot Priority, shortcuts To BIOS Submenus | Row 57 - Cell 5 |
Shared Interrupts | 1+5 | 1+5, 2/AC97, 4/USB | ? | ? | ? |
Clock Generator | Realtek RTM660-109R | Realtek RTM550-106R | ICS 950202CF | Row 59 - Cell 4 | ICS950208BF |
Other | |||||
Layout Issues | See Evaluation | See Evaluation | none | See Evaluation | See Evaluation |
Modell Variations | Row 62 - Cell 1 | Row 62 - Cell 2 | HighPoint HPT372 optional | Row 62 - Cell 4 | Row 62 - Cell 5 |
Shipment / Utilities | |||||
Manual / Qualität | yes | yes, average | yes, comprehensive | yes, comprehensive | yes, excellent |
Languages | English | Eng, Ger, Fre, Spa | English | English | English |
Quick Setup Guide | no | yes | no | no | no |
Cables | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x IDE-40, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy |
USB Adapter | no | no | no | no | USB 2.0 |
Software | Norton Anti Virus 2001, AutoSave, Adobe ActiveShare, Imagemore, Appio, X-Stop, E-Walla | PC Cillin 2000, Hardware Doctor | Row 69 - Cell 3 | Norton Ghost, Norton Anti Virus | Row 69 - Cell 5 |
Other | Row 70 - Cell 1 | Row 70 - Cell 2 | Only one Power Connector | Row 70 - Cell 4 | Dual BIOS |
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