Specifications in detail
TBProcessors
- Supports Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 processors (400FSB & 533FSB)
- Supports 1300MHz up to 2533MHz processor and higher
Chipset
- Northbridge: Intel I845E MCH
- Southbridge: Intel ICH4
System Memory
- 3 x 184pin DDR (two must be single-sided if all three are to be populated)
- DDR200 / DDR266 support @ 2.5v
- 2GB maximum system RAM (non-ECC)
Slots
- One AGP 4x AGP compliant (1.5v support only)
- 6 x 32-bit PCI 33MHz slots
- 1 CNR (Communications Network Riser) slot
On-board peripherals
- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD
- 2 serial ports
- 1 parallel port
- 1 iRDA connector
- Bluetooth wireless communication connector
- Intel 10/100 (integrated from SB)
- PS/2 Keyboard
- PS/2 Mouse
- 3 Audio Jacks (ALC650)
- Game Port
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors
- Headers for S/PDIF, D-Bracket, and USB2.0
On-board IDE
- An IDE controller on the Intel ICH4 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA100/66/ operation modes
- Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
- Promise PDC20276 IDE RAID controller, 2 channels providing support for 4 IDE devices.
- ATA133 support
- RAID 0 and 1 modes available (no 0+1).
Audio
- Realtek ALC650 6-channel sound, supports S/PDIF out (bracket is included).
Other features & Extras
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Bluetooth transceiver and Bluetooth P2P transceiving USB key.
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D-Bracket2 supports diagnostic LEDs and 2 x USB2.0 ports
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S-Bracket supports S/PDIF digital / coaxial and analogue Line-Out jacks
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USB2.0 bracket supports 4 USB2.0 ports, one is shared with Bluetooth connection (not included with my review 'board).
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2 usable onboard fan headers.
BIOS & Voltages
- Award BIOS 3.31a
- FSB speeds of 100MHz - 200MHz (quad-pumped)
- 1.5 - 1.8v Vcore adjustable in 0.025v increments
- 2.5v - 2.8v DDR voltage adjustment
- 1.5 - 1.8v AGP adjustment in 0.1v increments
Form Factor
- 305mm x 225mm
Software
- Motherboard drivers
- MSI Fuzzy Logic 4 overclocking software
- Live BIOS / Driver / Monitor software.
- MSI 5.1-channel DVD software.
A lot is going on here. Most of the features are self-explanatory. What catches my eye is the fact that this is the first P4 motherboard with full Bluetooth wireless connectivity support. We'll be looking into this a little later.
