K8NHA-M Specs. and Bundle
- Supports all Socket-754 CPUs (3200+ is presently the only one available)
Chipset
- Combined NVIDIA nForce3 150 North and South Bridges/font>
System Memory
- 2 x 184-pin DDR SDRAM
- DDR200 / DDR266 / DDR333/ DDR400 support @ 2.50v - 2.60v (Single Channel)
- 2GB maximum system RAM
Slots
- AGP slot, 8x AGP compliant
- 3 x 32-bit PCI 33MHz slots
On-board peripherals - I/O
- 2 Serial ports
- 1 Parallel port
- Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out (serves as 6-channel support)
- RJ-45 LAN Port (Realtek RTL8100BL 10/100 LAN)
- 4 USB2.0 connectors on the back panel
- 1 FireWire 1394a connector on the back panel (6-pin)
- PS/2 ports
On-board storage
- An IDE controller on the nForce3 150 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66/33 operation modes
Integrated Components
- Realtek RTL8201BL 10/100 LAN
- VIA VT6307 2-port single-chip FireWire controller
- Realtek ALC655 5.1 sound CODEC
- Headers for another 2 USB2.0 portsio
- 2 usable fan headers
- IrDA, CD-In, Aux-In connectors
BIOS & Voltages
- FSB speeds of 200Mhz - 250Mhz in 1MHz increments
- Default, +1.7%, +3.4% and +5.1% CPU voltage
- 2.6v - 2.9v VMem
- 1.5v - 1.8v VAGP adjustment
- 1.6 - 1.9v VDD adjustment
Bundle
It's a little mystifying why Biostar decides to bundle in a SATA power connectors and cables with this motherboard. It seems to be a case of a generic bundle with each new Biostar board. We're fans of decent manuals, and we consider them to be an integral part of any package. Here is where Biostar falls down badly. The manual is less than 20 pages and spends more time discussing the software extras and implementation than the setting up of the board and BIOS. Biostar needs to look again at what documentation it provides with its boards. We'd expect a detailed, well-written manual that covers each important point in detail. Something along the lines of ABIT's latest selection.
The second FireWire port cannot be taken advantage of with the supplied cable. It's strictly a 2-port USB2.0 affair. The software and utility CD is quite good. It provides all the drivers with an easy-to-use GUI. The application CD is the same as the one provided with the nForce2 board, shown on the page 4.
