Taipei, Taiwan, July 25th 2003 - ABIT is proud to announce our latest motherboard, the heir to the fabled MAX series with the latest unique ABIT Engineered solution that will redefine the industry. The IC7-MAX3 is equipped with features never even conceived for a desktop motherboard. For users who require MAXimum security and storage, the ABIT MAX3 features 6 channel serial ATA RAID with the Silicon Image 4-port serial ATA RAID controller plus native 2 channel support, as well as ABIT’s latest ABIT Engineered™ feature: Secure IDE™. But what is most exciting about MAX3 is that it features the most advanced cooling technology ever seen before on a motherboard.




The Evolution of OTES




The original OTES redefined VGA cooling to the point where manufacturers are now using gimmicks like multiple fan combinations on VGA cards in a vain effort to match the cooling prowess of OTES. Now, in the interests of cooling and performance, OTES has been redesigned to cool the hottest part of a motherboard: the PWM power regulation mosfets and capacitors. While active cooling on the northbridge has been developed in recent years, the PWM area has been completely ignored. OTES fills this need, while also serving to exhaust air outside of the PC case.



MAX3 will bring to your PC:



MAXimum Cooling

MAXimum Performance

MAXimum Storage

MAXimum Quality

MAXimum Security

MAXimum Overclocking

MAXimum Multimedia

MAXimum Engineering





MAXimum Security




For MAX3, the ABIT Engineers listened to users who were asking for information security. SecureIDE connects to your IDE hard disk and has a special decoder; without a special key, your hard disk cannot be opened by anyone. Thus hackers and would be information thieves cannot access your hard disk, even if they remove it from your PC. Protect your privacy and keep anyone from snooping into your information. Lock down your hard disk, not with a password, but with encryption. A password can be cracked by software in a few hours. ABIT’s SecureIDE will keep government supercomputers busy for weeks and will keep the RIAA away from your Kazaa files.




MAXimum LAN



With on board Intel PRO/1000 CT Desktop Connection Gigabit LAN, ABIT IC7-MAX3 users have overclocked LAN: Intel's PRO Gigabit LAN increases throughput by 50%, with real-world gains of up to 30%.



MAXimum Performance



The IC7-MAX3 is tuned up and ready to rumble. With ABIT’s Game Acceleration Technology, users have the choice of three performance modes: Turbo, Street Racer and F1 to boost performance up to 17%.




MAXimum Multimedia



Only ABIT offers SPDIF In/Out for the ultimate in multimedia connectivity. Due to our extensive experience in audio technology with our speaker systems and AU-10 sound card, ABIT motherboards undergo rigorous testing at the ABIT Audio Research Laboratories in Taipei, Taiwan, ensuring that audiophiles and gamers alike will be satisfied with the richness and clarity of ABIT onboard audio. And, for the ultimate in connectivity to peripheral devices, the IC7-MAX3 comes complete with 3 Firewire ports and 8 USB2.0 ports!



Flash Menu: The Most Advanced One-click BIOS Update



Three years in the making, we feel this 1 click BIOS update from ABIT is the most stable windows -based BIOS flash available. Without worries from crashing, and with a quick 1 click BIOS update, ABIT users can quickly get back to doing what they do best-fragging.



MAXimum Accessories



The MAX3 comes loaded with extra stuff, like 4 SATA cables and 2 Round IDE cables to ensure you are always well-connected.



The Ultimate GigaSystem: Even the LAN is 30% faster!

IC7-MAX3: 3 Firewire, 8 USB 2.0, Intel PRO Gigabit LAN, AGP8X PRO and Optical SPDIF In. ABIT Engineering brings you OTES onboard cooling, SecureIDE, 4 Serial ATA RAID 0/1 Channels, 4 Phase Power, FanEQ and the GigaSystem Overclock



The GigaSystem: Even the LAN is 30% faster!

The IC7-G is the IC7-MAX3 with 2 Serial ATA Channels and without OTES onboard cooling and without SecureIDE.




The GigaSystem: Get to know a 1+GHz FSB

IC7 is the IC7-MAX3 without 2nd SATA RAID and Intel PRO Gigabit LAN



A Pure Overclocking Motherboard

BH7: For those wanting an 845PE board, the BH7 is a pure overclocking machine with 4-phase power. Built by Overclockers, for Overclockers.