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Review: ABIT KX7-333RAID v ABIT KD7-RAID

by David Ross on 16 December 2002, 00:00

Tags: abit, AMD (NYSE:AMD), VIA Technologies (TPE:2388)

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Specifications

ABIT KX7-333/KX7-333RAID

AMD Socket A ATX Based Mainboard
Supports PC1600, PC2100, PC2700 DDR DRAM and ATA133.

CPU Support

Support AMD Athlon XP 1500+ ~ 2100+ or future Socket A Processors based on 200/266 MHz (100MHz/133MHz Double Data Rate)
Support AMD Athlon 700MHz ~ 1.4GHz or future Socket A Processors based on 200/266 MHz (100MHz/133MHz Double Data Rate)
Support AMD Duron 600MHz ~ 1.2 GHz or future Socket A Processors based on 200 MHz (100MHz Double Data Rate

Chipset

VIA KT333 / 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
Supports200/266/333MHz (100/133/166MHz Double Data Rate) Memory Bus Settings

Memory

Four 184-pin DIMM sockets support PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 DDR DRAM modules
Supports 6 banks up to 3GB DRAMs for unbuffered DDR modules
Supports 8 banks up to 3.5GB DRAMs for registered DDR modules

RAID

High Point HPT372 IDE RAID Controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 RAID 0/1/0+1(striping + mirroring mode for boosting performance and data security)

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

Multi-IO Functions

lFloppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
2 Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to 4 Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
2 Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to 4 Ultra DMA 33/66//100/133 (RAID 0/1/0+1)
Built-in Standard /EPP/ECP parallel port connector
Two built-in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port connectors
Built-in PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse port connectors
On board USB header for two extra USB channels

Misc

ATX form factor
1 AGP slot, 6 PCI slots
Hardware monitoring - Including Fan speed, Voltages, System environment temperature
Built-in Wake on LAN header
Built-in Wake on Ring header
Built-in IrDA TX/RX header

ABIT KD7/KD7-RAID

KT400 Based AMD K7 Mainboard
DDR 400, AGP 8X, ATA 133, USB 2.0
SoftMenu™ Technology

CPU

Supports AMD-K7 Athlon / Athlon XP Socket A 200/266/333 MHz FSB Processors
Supports AMD-K7 Duron Socket A 200 MHz FSB Processors

Chipset

VIA KT400/VT8235 chipset
Supports Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0)
Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 4X/8X (1.5V/0.8V)

Memory

Four 184-pin DIMM sockets
Supports 2 DIMM DDR 333/400 (Max. 2GB)
Supports 3 DIMM Un-buffered DDR 200/266 (Max. 3GB)
Supports 4 DIMM Registered DDR 200/266 (Max. 3.5GB)

RAID

High Point HPT372 IDE RAID Controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 RAID 0/1/0+1(striping + mirroring mode for boosting performance and data security)

Audio

6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board
Professional digital audio interface supports 24-bit S/PDIF Out

LAN

On board 10/100Mb Operation supports ACPI & Wake on LAN

BIOS

SoftMenu™ 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

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x AGP, 6 x PCI slots
Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
4 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors
2 x USB headers

Misc

ATX form factor
1 AGP slot, 6 PCI slots
Hardware monitoring - Including Fan speed, Voltages, System environment temperature
Built-in Wake on LAN header
Built-in Wake on Ring header
Built-in IrDA TX/RX header

As can be seen from the specifications - both boards feature an optional Highpoint HPT372 RAID controller - identical to the one fitted to the ABIT KR7A-RAID. This supports ATA133 RAID0, RAID1, and RAID0+1. It can also be used in a non-RAID mode and thus supports single hard drives as well. It does not support ATAPI drives.