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Review: SOYO P4X400 DRAGON ULTRA

by Tarinder Sandhu on 1 November 2002, 00:00

Tags: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), VIA Technologies (TPE:2388), Soyo

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Specifications

Processors

  • Supports Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron processors (400FSB & 533FSB)
  • Supports up to 2800MHz processors for P4 and up to 2000MHz for Celeron

Chipset

  • North bridge: VIA P4X400
  • South bridge: VIA 8235

System Memory

  • 3 x 184-pin DDR SDRAM
  • DDR200 / DDR266 / DDR333 support @ 2.5v (official) and DDR400 unofficial support
  • 3GB maximum system RAM

Slots

  • AGP Pro slot, 2x/4x/8x AGP compliant (1.5v support only)
  • 5 x 32-bit PCI 33MHz slots

On-board peripherals - I/O

  • 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD
  • 3 Audio Jacks for CMI 8738 sound chipset
  • RJ-45 LAN Port (Realtek 8100BL)
  • 6 USB2.0 connectors (from 8235 SB)
  • S/PIDF-Outio
  • PS/2 ports
  • 2 COM and 1 serial port

On-board IDE

  • An IDE controller on the 8235 SB chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66/ operation modes
  • Highpoint HPT372 - 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

Integrated Components

  • Realtek RTL8100BL 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet Controller
  • CMI 8738 6-channel sound

BIOS & Voltages

  • SOYO COMO BIOS
  • FSB speeds of 100Mhz - 165Mhz (quad-pumped)
  • 1.1v - 1.85v Vcore adjustable in 0.025v increments
  • 2.5v - 2.8v Vmem adjustable in 0.1v increments
  • 1.5 - 1.8v VAGP adjustment in 0.1v increments

Other features

  • External Sigma box for USB2.0 (4-ports) duties

  • 4 on-board fan headers

  • Distinctive colour coding

  • S/PDIF out cable

  • Custom backplane

  • Manuals and 8-in-1 software pack

Busy, busy.