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Asus NCT-D (E7525), Continued

Adaptec's AIC8130 is available since the end of September.

VIA's VT6212L has been added in order to provide four more USB 2.0 ports.

This is the NCT-D block diagram.

Asus decided to incorporate a digital audio output rather than a second serial port.

If you decide to use an analog speaker system for 5.1 sound, the mic and line-in jacks will get lost.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

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.