Socket A Is Coming: Test of 10 Boards
Features
By
Uwe Scheffel
published
Equipment Table, Part II
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| Manufacturer | Epox | Gigabyte | Gigabyte | IWill | Soltek |
| Product | EP-8KTA | GA-7ZM | GA-7ZX | KV200-R | SL-75KV |
| Platform | Socket A | Socket A | Socket A | Socket A | Socket A |
| Chipset | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 |
| Form Faktor | ATX | MicroATX | ATX | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | |||||
| Max. Memory (MByte) | 768 | 1536 | 1536 | Row 6 - Cell 4 | 1536 |
| # DIMMS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Slots and Interfaces | |||||
| # ISA slots | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| # PCI slots | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| AGP 4X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AGP 4X (Pro) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AMR (Audio Modem Riser) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| parallel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| seriell | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1+1 | 1+1 |
| USB ports external | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| USB slots internal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| # IDE connectors (UltraATA/66) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fan connectors | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Integrated (Onboard) Features | |||||
| AC97 Sound | VIA VT1611A | AD 1885 | Creative CT5880 (PCI) | CMI8738 PCI | WM9701A |
| Audio external:Line Out/In/Mic | yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes | yes/yes/yes |
| Audio internal:Line-Ins | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wake on Modem (WOM) | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Infrared | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Intruder sensor | no | no | no | no | no |
| extra UltraATA/100 IDE connectors | no | no | no | 2x RAID (AMI MG80649) | no |
| Piezo speaker onboard | no | no | no | no | no |
| Frequencies and Settings | |||||
| Freq. adjustable with | Jumper or BIOS | DIPs | DIPs | BIOS | Jumper or BIOS |
| FSB for DDR system clock | 100 - 133 MHz | 95 - 133 MHz | 95 - 133 MHz | 100 - 166 MHz | 72 - 152 MHz |
| Freq. adjustable in 1 MHz steps | 100 - 112 MHz | no | no | 100 - 166 MHz | 72 - 152 MHz |
| CPU core voltage adjustable with | DIPs | no | no | no | BIOS |
| CPU core voltage | 1.30 - 1.85 V | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.50 - 1.85 V |
| CPU core voltage adjustable in 0.05V steps | yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | yes |
| BIOS and Revisions | |||||
| BIOS | Award | AMI | AMI (DUAL) | Award | Award |
| BIOS version | 14.8.2000 | 17.7.2000 (F9) | 17.7.2000 (F8) | 31.7.2000 | 5.8.2000 |
| Board revision | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 35100A | Q2 |
| Comments | |||||
| Clock Controller | Winbond W230 | ICS9248AF-141 | ICS9248AF-141 | ICS94215AF | Phaselink PLL205-11XC |
| Product variations | EP-8KTM als MicroATX | no | GA-7ZX-1 without ISA, Single Bios and without CT5880 Audio | no | 75KV-X "talks" through Voice Diagnostic |
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