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Manufacturer MSI Gigabyte MSI
Website www.msi.com.tw www.gigabyte.com.tw www.msi.com.tw
Model MSI 915P Neo2 (MS-7028) 8GPNXP Duo MSI 925X Neo (MS-7053)
Revision 1.0B 1.0 1.0
BIOS Version V0.0B3 (07/01/2004) M5 (06/25/2004) 009 (06/30/2004)
Form Factor / Size 30.5cm x 24.5cm 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm 30.5 cm x 24.5cm
Power Connector 24-Pin, 4-Pin 24-Pin, 4-Pin 24-Pin, 4-Pin
Chipset
CPU Support Pentium 4 (Socket 775) Pentium (Socket 775) Pentium 4 (Socket 775)
CPU Clock (2200/2000 MHz) n/a MHz n/a MHz n/a MHz
FSB Clock (200 MHz) n/a MHz n/a MHz n/a MHz
Northbridge Intel 915P Intel 915PNG82GDP 5416A241 QF97 ES Intel 925XNG88ADW - L416A550 - QF99 ES
Southbridge Intel ICH6R (FW82801R)Raid Intel ICH6R (FW82801R)FW82801FR F4170079 QF89 ESRaid Intel ICH6R (FW82801R)Raid
Memory
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM DDR1, DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed(s) 400, 533 333/400/533;333/400/533 400, 533
Memory Modes Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel
Memory Timings 4.0-4-4-12 (SPD) 4.0-4-4-12 (SPD) 4.0-4-4-12 (SPD)
Memory Sockets 4 6 4
Maximum RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
ECC / Registered Memory no/no no/no yes/no
System Components
Piezo PC Speaker no no no
PCIE Card Lock yes yes yes
Northbridge Fan no yes (detachable fan w/ blue LEDs) no
4-Pin CPU FAN Headers yes yes yes
FAN Headers 1x CPU, 3x System 1x CPU, 3x System 1x CPU, 3x System
Voltage Regulators 3-Phase 8-Phase (w/ U-Plus DPS) 3-Phase
I/O Components
Mass Storage Controller Intel ICH6R Intel ICH6R Intel ICH6R
Row 29 - Cell 0 Raid Raid RAID
Storage Ports 4x SATA 150, 2x Ultra ATA/100 4x SATA 150, 1x Ultra ATA/100, 4x SATA 150, 2x Ultra ATA/100
Secondary Mass Storage Controller VIA GigaRAID VIA
Row 32 - Cell 0 VIA6410 IT8212F VIA6410
RAID Support RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1 RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1 RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1
Secondary Storage Ports 2x Ultra ATA/133 2x IDE ATA133/RAID 2x Ultra ATA/133
Floppy Controller yes yes yes
Primary Network Controller Broadcom BCM5751 (PCIE) 1 GBit Broadcom BCM5751KFB (PCIE) 1 GBit Broadcom BCM5751 (PCIE) 1 GBit
Secondary Network Controller Row 37 - Cell 1 Marvell 88E8001 (PCI) 1 GBit Intel 82562EZ 10/100M
Parallel 1 1 1
Serial (integrated / additional) 0/1 1/0 0/1
USB Ports (integrated / additional) 4/4 4/4 4/4
Firewire VIA VT6306 Texas Instruments TI 1394b VIA VT6306
Ports (integrated / additional) 2x a 3x b 2x a
Game Port 0 no 0
IR Connector no yes no
Expansion Components
PCI Slots (32 Bit) 3x 32 Bit (PCI 2.3) 2x 32 Bit (PCI 2.3) 3x 32 Bit (PCI 2.3)
PCI Express (16 lines) 1 1 1
PCI Express (1 lines) 2 3 2
Features
Chassis Intrusion Detection yes footprint yes
Temperature Monitoring CPU, MB CPU CPU, MB
Fan Monitoring CPU, Chassis, Power CPU, Chassis, Power CPU, Chassis, Power
Smart/Manual Fan Control BuzzFree CPU/ NB Smart Fan BuzzFree
Voltage Monitoring Vcore, 3.3V, 5V, 12V Vcore,DDRV, 3.3V, 12V Vcore, 3.3V, 5V, 12V
Power-Up on... Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem Schedule, Keyboard, PME, Ring Schedule, Keyboard, LAN, Modem
Power-Up after Power Loss off, no, Former state Sof- off, Full-On, Memory off, on, Former state
Other Features Row 57 - Cell 1 U-Plus DPS(8 Phase)Four Blue CID LED/Heat Pipe6,DDR1/DDR2, SupportDualBIOSEasyTune 5M.I.TC.I.A.2S.O.S.Xpress3Download CenterC.O.M. Row 57 - Cell 3
On-Board Audio
Type Intel High Definition Audio Intel High Definition Audio Intel High Definition Audio
Chip C-Media CMI9880 C-Media CMI9880 C-Media CMI9880
Surround Support 7.1 Cannel Audio 7.1 Cannel Audio 7.1 Cannel Audio
Jackets Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (center & subwoofer ch.), Line-Our (rear ch.), SPDIF coaxial output, SPDIF optical output Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (center & subwoofer ch.), Line-Out (rear ch.), SPDIF coaxial input and output Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (center & subwoofer ch.), Line-Our (rear ch.), SPDIF coaxial output, SPDIF optical output
onBoard Connectors CD-In, SPDIF-In CD-In, Azalia Front Audio Panel CD-In, SPDIF-In
BIOS Details
Type AMI Award Award
Version / Date V0.0B3 (07/01/2004) M5 (06/25/2004) 009 (06/30/2004)
Update via DOS, Windows DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows DOS, Windows
Special Features "CoreCell D.O.T. (Dynamic Overclocking Technology) Active MOS V Power Cell Menu CPU Clip" "GIGABYTE DualBIOS GIGABYTE @BIOS GIGABYTE QFlash GIGABYTE Multi-language BIOS" "CoreCell D.O.T. (Dynamic Overclocking Technology) Active MOS V Power Cell Menu CPU Clip"
overclocking recovery yes yes yes
Configuration
Setup via BIOS, CoreCenter Bios, Windows Tool BIOS, CoreCenter
FSB Frequency Range / Steps 100 - 245 / 1 MHz 100 - 355 / 1 MHz 100 - 245 / 1 MHz
Memory Frequencies 333 / 400 / 533 MHz 333/400/533;333/400/533 MHz 333/400/533 MHz
PCIE Frequencies 100 - 133 /1 MHz Auto no
Asynchronous - Memory : FSB yes yes yes
Asynchronous - PCI/PCIE : FSB yes Auto yes
CPU Voltage 1.378 - 1.55 / 0.0125 V 1.6000 - 0.8375 / 0.0125V 1.18 - 1.49 / 0.05 V
Memory Voltage 1.8 - 2.4 / 0.05 V 2.5-2.8/0.10V;1.80 - 2.10 / 0.10 V 1.8 - 2.4 / 0.05 V
Chipset Voltage 1.5 - 1.7 / 0.05 V 1.5-1.8/0.10V no
FSB Termination Voltage no 1.20-1-1.40/0.10V no
Additional Information
Model Variations 915P Neo2 Platinum "8GPNXP-D 8GPNXP" 925X Neo Platinum
all Add-Ons from the Motherboard BOX
Book 1x Board 1x Board, 1x RAID 1x Board
Board I/O-Shid yes yes yes
Cables 2 x SATA 1501 x Round Floppy (fake)1 x Round UDMA 133 (fake)1 x SATA 2x Port Power 2 x SATA 1502 x UDMA 1331 x Floppy1 x SATA 2x Port Power 2 x SATA 1501 x Round Floppy (fake)1 x Round UDMA 133 (fake)1 x SATA 2x Port Power
Slots 2 x USB 2.0 / DR LED1 x Firewire b / Firewire a 3 x USB 2.02 x USB 2.0 / 1x Firewire a and b 2 x USB 2.0 / DR LED1 x Firewire b / Firewire a
Add on 1 x CPU Klip 1 x Northbride FAN1 x WLAN PCI-Card b/g1 x WLAN Slot-Blände (kein)1 x U-Plus DSP Card 1 x CPU Klip
Included Software 1 x Driver CD1 x Software CD- PC-Cillin 2004 1 x Driver / Software CD- Norton AntiVirus- Norton Personal Firewall- Norton Privacy Control- Norton Spam Alert- Norton Parental Control 1 x Driver CD1 x Software CD- PC-Cillin 2004
Other Row 90 - Cell 1 1 x Gigabyte Sticker1 x Qucikguide8Sigma CD Driver;Chipset/Serial-ATA/RAID/Netrwor/Audio Drivers Norton/DirecrX/Adobe Acrobat Reader/Easy Tune5/GIGABYTE C.O.M.FDD;IDE;SATA;SATA Power Cable ;1395b;USB;IO Shield;U-Plus DPS Clip;GN-WPKG;U-Plus DPS;Detachable NB fan;CPU Protective Cover Row 90 - Cell 3
Patrick Schmid
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