Intel's Strike Force: 19 DDR-Motherboards With 845 Chipset and DDR-Support
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| Manufacturer | Soltek | Soyo | Transcend | Zida |
| Model | SL-85DR-C | P4IY Fire Dragon | TS-ABR4/NR | A845DD |
| Chipset | ||||
| Socket | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 | mPGA478 |
| Clock (CPU/Bus) | 2221,93/101,0 | 2220.75 / 100.94 | 2199,92/100,00 | 2191.88 / 99.63 |
| Northbridge | i845D | i845D | i845D | i845D |
| Southbridge | i82801BA | i82801BA | i82801BA | i82801BA |
| Northbridge Fan | no | no | no | no |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | ||||
| Maximum RAM | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
| DIMM-Sockets | 2, DDR | 2, DDR | 2, DDR | 2, DDR |
| Memory Type | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered | DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered |
| ECC-Support | no | Row 13 - Cell 2 | no | no |
| Standard Components | ||||
| Size (LxH) | 30,5 cm x 21,0 cm | 30,5 cm x 24,5 cm | 30,5 cm x 24,5 cm | 30,5 cm x 22,0 cm |
| PCI Slots | 6x 32 Bit | 6x 32 Bit | 5x 32 Bit | 6x 32 Bit |
| AGP | 4x | 4x | 4x (Pro) | 4x |
| AGP Card Lock | no | no | no | no |
| ACR / AMR / CNR | no / no / yes | no / no / yes | no / no / yes | no / no / yes |
| Parallel Ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serial Ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| USB internal/external | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Fan Headers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| IDE Controller | 2x UltraATA/100 | 2x UltraATA/100 | 2x UltraATA/100 | 2x UltraATA/100 |
| Additional Components | ||||
| Piezo Speaker OnBoard | no | no | no | no |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wake on Modem (WOM) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| IrDA-Port | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Chassis Intrusion Detection | no | no | no | no |
| Temperature Monitoring | CPU1, CPU2, System | CPU, System | CPU | CPU / System |
| Fan Status Monitoring | CPU, 2x Chassis | CPU, 2x Chassis | CPU, 2x Chassis | CPU / Chassis |
| Network Controller | no | Intel 100 Mbit | Intel 100 Mbit | optional |
| IDE RAID Controller | no | HighPoint HPT372 | Promise PDC20265R | no |
| Firewire-Controller | no | Texas Instruments | no | no |
| SCSI-Controller | no | no | no | no |
| Sound System | ||||
| Type | AC97 | PCI | AC97 | AC97 |
| Hersteller/ Chip | Realtek ALC201A | C-Media CMI8738 | SIGMATEL STAC9721T | Cirrus Logic CS4299 |
| Connectors (Int/Ext) | 3/2 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 |
| External Line (Out/In/Mic) | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 |
| Internal Line (Out/In/CD) | 0/1/1 | SPDIF & Coax In and Out | 1/1/1 | 0/1/1 |
| Setup | ||||
| CPU Config | Bios/DIP | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS |
| Selectable Multipliers | auto | Row 45 - Cell 2 | auto | auto |
| FSB Range / Increments | 100 - 133 / 5 | 100 - 250 / 1 | 100 - 132 / 1 | 100-130 / 2-3 |
| Voltage | Row 47 - Cell 1 | Row 47 - Cell 2 | Row 47 - Cell 3 | Row 47 - Cell 4 |
| Vcore Range / Increments | 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 | 1.100 - 1.850 / 0.025 | n/a | n/a |
| Vram / Increments | 2.5 - 2.8 / 0.1 | 2.52, 2.56, 2.59, 2.61, 2.65, 2.68 | n/a | n/a |
| Vchipset / Increments | n/a | V-AGP 1.53, 1.56, 1.59, 1.62, 1.65, 1.68 | n/a | n/a |
| Board and BIOS Details | ||||
| Bios | Award | Award | Award | Award |
| Version | K1 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.01 |
| Date | Dec 5, 2001 | ? | nov 22, 2001 | nov 20, 2001 |
| Motherboard Revision | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 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 |
| Manual Interrupt Assignment | yes | no | yes | no |
| Special Features | n/a | RAID Controller disable does not work | Row 58 - Cell 3 | Buffer Strength Control |
| Shared Interrupts | ? | ? | 4+5 | ? |
| Clock Generator | Realtek RTM660-109R | ICS 950202CF | Realtek RTM660-109R | ICS 950202CF |
| Other | ||||
| Layout Issues | See Evaluation | See Evaluation | See Evaluation | See Evaluation |
| Modell Variations | AMI-BIOS | Limited Edition | Row 63 - Cell 3 | Row 63 - Cell 4 |
| Shipment / Utilities | ||||
| Manual / Qualität | yes, comprehensive | yes, excellent | yes, good | yes, brief |
| Languages | English | English | English | English |
| Quick Setup Guide | Software Manual included | no | no | yes |
| Cables | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 3x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy | 1x IDE-80, 1x Floppy |
| USB Adapter | no | no | Row 69 - Cell 3 | no |
| Software | PC Cillin 200, Virtual Drive, Partition Magic 6.0, Drive Image 4.0 | Row 70 - Cell 2 | Row 70 - Cell 3 | Norton Anti Virus 2001 |
| Other | Temperature Sensor, Worldwide Contact Addresses Included | Row 71 - Cell 2 | Row 71 - Cell 3 | Row 71 - Cell 4 |
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.