Specifications
Processors
- Supports Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 processors (400FSB & 533FSB)
- Supports 1300MHz up to 2800MHz+ processors and higher
Chipset
- North bridge: Intel I845E MCH
- South bridge: Intel ICH4
System Memory
- 3 x 184-pin DDR SDRAM
- DDR200 / DDR266 support @ 2.5v
- 2GB maximum system RAM
Slots
- AGP slot, 4x AGP compliant (1.5v support only)
- 4 x 32-bit PCI 33MHz slots
On-board peripherals - I/O
- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD
- 3 Audio Jacks for Realtek ALC650 sound chipset
- RJ-45 LAN Port (Realtek 8100BL)
- 6 USB2.0 connectors
- 2 IEEE 1394a Firewire ports
- S/PIDF-OutA
- Headers for another 4 USB2.0 ports as well as a 3rd Firewire portdio
- PS/2 ports
On-board IDE
- An IDE controller on the ICH4 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA/100/66/ operation modes
- Highpoint HPT374 - 2 independent channel RAID controller
- Ultra DMA/ATA133, 100, 66, 33 operation modes
- RAID 0, 1, 0+1 support
- Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
- Hot swap capability
- Marvell Serial ATA 2-channel interface capable of 1.5Gbps
Integrated Components
- Realtek RTL8100BL 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet Controller
- Realtek ALC650 6-channel sound
- Texas Instruments Firewire chip.
BIOS & Voltages
- ABIT Softmenu III
- FSB speeds of 100Mhz - 250Mhz (quad-pumped)
- 1.1v - 1.70v Vcore adjustable in 0.025v increments
- 2.5v - 2.8v Vmem adjustable in 0.1v increments
- 3/1, 4/1 FSB:PCI dividers. Fix PCI options at 33MHz, 37MHz and 44MHz
Other features
- Custom backplane
- 2 digit debug LCD
- On / off power buttons on motherboard
- 5 fan headers
- Serial ATA to ATA converter, dubbed Serillel.
Form Factor
- 305mm x 245mm
A lot is going on here. A quick inspection of the specifications reveals that PS/2 ports have made a comeback. What's surprising is that the number of high-speed ports have remained unchanged. We can gather from their reintroduction that attempting to go largely legacy-free was not a complete success.
The other notable inclusion is the provision for Serial ATA drives. Serial ATA is the next evolution in IDE hard drives. The interface allows for greater bandwidth and smaller cables. The initial serial ATA standard can operate at up to 1.5Gpbs, although that is relatively redundant until hard drives catch up. I'll be talking more about this technology and its implications later.
