Dual Twice: Acorp 6A815D And Asus CUV4X-D
The Acorp 6A815D is the first candidate equipped with two CPU sockets. It is based on the Intel 815E chipset. Not too much can be said about the final stage because this board is a very early beta sample. Because the board is equipped with an additional Promise controller chip, a total of four IDE interfaces with UltraATA/100 support are available. The placement of a total of five PCI slots seems sufficient, while the installation of the CNR slots appears more than questionable. Which customer or user who chooses a dual board as the basis for a powerful workstation will fall back on the low-cost CNR for which no corresponding cards are available yet either?
Due to the additional Promise controller, the Acorp 6A815D is equipped with four IDE interfaces with UltraATA/100.
View of the Promise controller connecting UltraATA/100 with Raid functionality.
The arrangement of both CPU sockets deserves slight criticism: They are both installed at an angle of 90° to each other, preventing optimum cooling air flow in the casing. However, the test did not reveal any thermal problems. In irregular intervals, the Acorp 6A815D refused to operate by just not booting again. Only pressing the power switch several times brought remedy. These deficiencies can be traced back to the early revision of this board, which was still fitted with numerous correcting wires on the underside.
