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Review: ABIT IT7-MAX2 v2.0 i845PE

by Tarinder Sandhu on 6 November 2002, 00:00

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Specifications

Processors

  • Supports all Socket 478 CPUs (400FSB & 533FSB)

Chipset

  • North bridge: Intel I845PE MCH
  • South bridge: Intel ICH4

System Memory

  • 3 x 184-pin DDR SDRAM
  • DDR200 / DDR266 / DDR333 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 (1.725v for C1 CPUs)
  • 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

Although not visible from any specifications, we're guessing that ABIT have done a little tinkering with the power circuitry to ensure operation on the upcoming 3.06GHz P4 and future power-hungry processors.