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Review: DFI LANPARTY PRO875 CANTERWOOD

by Tarinder Sandhu on 20 July 2003, 00:00 4.5

Tags: DFI (TPE:2397)

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Specifications

Processors

  • Supports all Socket 478 CPUs (400FSB & 533FSB & 800FSB officially) according to DFI
  • Hyper-Threading support

Chipset

  • North bridge: Intel I875P MCH
  • South bridge: Intel ICH5/R

System Memory

  • 4 x 184-pin DDR SDRAM
  • DDR200 / DDR266 / DDR333/ DDR400 support @ 2.50v - 2.60v (Dual Channel)
  • 4GB maximum system RAM

Slots

  • AGP slot, 8x AGP compliant
  • 5 x 32-bit PCI 33MHz slots

On-board peripherals - I/O

  • 2 Serial ports
  • 1 Parallel port
  • 3 Audio Jacks for CMI9739a sound CODEC
  • RJ-45 LAN Port (Intel 825474EI (CSA))
  • 4 USB2.0 connectors on the back panel
  • PS/2 ports

On-board storage

  • An IDE controller on the ICH5/R chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA100/66/33 operation modes
  • ICH5/R provides 2 x ATA150 Serial ports (1 drive per port). Can be configured for independent or RAID0 functions
  • IDE RAID via Highpoint HPT372N RAID controller. Supports RAID0, RAID1, and RAID 0+1

Integrated Components

  • Intel fifth-generation Gigabit LAN via CSA
  • CMI 9739A 5.1 sound CODEC with RCA S/PDIF In/Out (provided via an extra PCI board)
  • Headers for another 4 USB2.0 portsio
  • 3 usable fan headers
  • Diagnostic LEDs
  • IrDA, CD-In, Aux-In connectors

BIOS & Voltages

  • DFI Genie BIOS
  • FSB speeds of 200Mhz - 400Mhz (quad-pumped for 200FSB CPUs)
  • 1.5v - 1.85v Vcore. Voltage in 0.025v increments
  • 2.5v - 2.7v Vmem adjustable in 0.1v increments
  • 1.55v - 1.6v VAGP adjustment
  • Fix AGP/PCI option

Package contents

  • DFI LANPARTY PRO875 (305mm * 244mm)
  • I/O Shield
  • 2 manuals and a quickstart manual
  • PCI S/PDIF card with RCA input and output
  • Floppy containing IDE RAID pre-OS drivers
  • 2 x rounded ATA133 cables (orange, uv-reactive)
  • 1 x rounded floppy Cable (orange, uv-reactive)
  • FrontX 5.25" box with multiple configurations. 2x USB2.0 and mic-in and sound out ports as standard
  • LAN Party sticker
  • Driver and utility CDs
  • 2 x S-ATA and 1 power cable
  • DFI LAN case carry strap and handle (PC Transpo)

A highly featured board with an incredible, backbreaking bundle. Seeing is believing, so let's take a look.