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Abit AT7 Motherboard Review
Author: Asher Moses SUMMARY: The motherboard industry is all about innovation. Due to the fact that most boards that are based on the same chipset perform virtually identically, it is up to the manufacturer to include something that makes their board stand out from the rest. Abit have gone along way to improve innovation with their release of their MAX series of motherboards, which are legacy free. Abit’s first MAX motherboard is their AT7 which is based on the VIA KT333 chipset for the Athlon platform. Follow Asher “Acid” Moses as he tells us if all this innovation is worth it, maybe it will be something we will see in the near future from other manufacturers, or maybe it isn’t.
Editor: Cameron Wilmot
Category: Motherboards
Published: 15th April 2002
Manufacturer: Abit Our Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Specifications - CPU Supports AMD-K7 Athlon /Athlon XP Socket A 200/266MHz FSB Processors Supports AMD-K7 Duron Socket A 200 MHz FSB Processors- Chipset VIA KT333 / VIA VT8233A Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 IDE protocol Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI) Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 2X(3.3V)and 4X(1.5V)mode (Sideband) device Supports 200/266/333 MHz (100/133/166MHz Double Data Rate) Memory Bus Setting - Ultra DMA 133/ RAID High Point HPT374 IDE Controller Ultra DMA 133MB/sec data transfer rate RAID 0 (striping mode for boosting performance) RAID 1 (mirroring mode for data security) RAID 0 + 1(striping and mirroring)- Memory Four 184-pin DIMM sockets support PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 DDR DRAM modules Supports DDR333 unbuffered DRAMs up to 2GB and registered DRAMs up to 3GB Supports 6 banks up to 3GB DRAMs for unbuffered DDR200/266 modules Supports 8 banks up to 3.5GB DRAMs for registered DDR200/266 modules- Audio Realtek ALC650 (AC-Link) Supports 6CH DAC for AC3 5.1 CH purpose Professional digital audio interface supporting 24-bit SPDIF OUT Card Reader (Optional) Supports Memory card (MS or SD) Interface Supports SONY Memory Stick Interface/ SD Memory Card Interface Supports Compact Flash ROM Interface- System BIOS SoftMenu™ III Technology to set CPU parameters Supports Plug-and-Play (PNP) Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS- LAN On board Realtek 8100B single chip Ethernet controller interface 10/100Mb Operation User friendly driver included- Multi I/O Functions 2 Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to 4 Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 devices 4 Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to 8 Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 (RAID 0/1/1+0) devices 4 USB 1.1 Connectors On board VIA VT6202 USB 2.0 header for four extra USB channels Three 1394a fully compliant cable ports at 100/200/400 megabits per second Audio connector (Line-in, Center/Sub, Surround Spk , Front Spk , Mic-in)- Miscellaneous ATX form factor 1 AGP 1.5v slot, 3 PCI slots Hardware monitoring (Including Fan speeds, Voltages and System environment temperature)Search for the best price on the Abit AT7 motherboard!
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Abit AT7 - Page 1 [Introduction]
Abit AT7 - Page 2 [Specifications]
Abit AT7 - Page 3 [Packaging & Software Bundle]
Abit AT7 - Page 4 [Layout]
Abit AT7 - Page 5 [Features]
Abit AT7 - Page 6 [Benchmarking]
Abit AT7 - Page 7 [Benchmarking Cont.]
Abit AT7 - Page 8 [Overclocking]
Abit AT7 - Page 9 [Conclusion]
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