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Let's take a look at the official board spec as provided by DFI and then move on to a look at the layout.
Chipset
• Intel 845G Chipset
CPU Socket
• Socket 478
CPU Supported
• Intel Pentium 4 processor (Supports 533/400MHz system data bus)
Memory
• 2 x DDR sockets max. 2GB
• Supports PC200/PC266 DDR SDRAM
• Support overclocking capability to DDR333
PCI IDE
• Dual PIO mode 4 EIDE channels up to 4 IDE devices
• UltraDMA/100 transfer rate up to 100MB/sec
Super I/O
• 2 x NS16C550A compatible UARTs
• 1 x SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
External Connectors
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1, 1 x DB-9, 1 x DB-15,1 x DB-25, 1 x PS/2 mouse,1 x PS/2 keyboard, 3 x Audio jacks
Internal Connectors
• 1 x connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0, 1x external serial, 1x external game/MIDI, 4 x internal audio, 1 x 4-channel audio output, S/PDIF support, 1 x IrDA, 2 x IDE, 1x Floppy, 2 x ATX power, 3 x fan, 1 x WOL,1 x WOR, 1 opened chassis alarm(optional)
Power Management
• ACPI and OS direct power management
• Wake-on event: RTC/USB/Modem/LAN/Keyboard/Mouse
Hardware Monitor
• System, processor temperature, voltage and fan speed
Expansion Slots
• 1 AGP slot (Supports 1.5V AGP 4x)
• 6 PCI slots
• 1 CNR slot
Audio On Board
• 6 channel Audio output, S/PDIF card
Other features
• Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics, Suspend to RAM, USB 2.0 logo
BIOS
• Award / 2Mbit
Form Factors
• ATX, 4 layers
• 30.5cm x 24.4cm
• 12 inch. x 9.6 inch.
As you can see, a fairly standard feature set from DFI. No RAID or Ethernet on the EC version of the board we are looking at (present on the EA) and 4 USB 2.0 ports are the stand out features. Audio is provided by the southbridge and while an SPDIF I/O plate is provided, a note with the board says SPDIF input doesn't function, quite disappointing.
The onboard graphics are supported fully with the DB15 but note how far down the list it is in terms of DFI promoting the features. Bear this in mind when we look at performance using the on board core.
Lets have a look at layout.
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