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Review: Shuttle AB48PN i845PE 800FSB

by Tarinder Sandhu on 28 April 2003, 00:00 4.0

Tags: Shuttle

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Specifications and bundle

Processors

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

Chipset

  • North bridge: Intel I845PE MCH
  • South bridge: Intel ICH4

System Memory

  • 2 x 184-pin DDR SDRAM
  • DDR200 / DDR266 / DDR333 / DDR400 support @ 2.55v
  • 2GB maximum system RAM

Slots

  • AGP slot, 4x AGP compliant (1.5v support only)
  • 5 x 32-bit PCI 33MHz slots

On-board peripherals - I/O

  • 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD
  • 3 Audio Jacks for Realtek ALC650 sound chipset
  • RJ-45 LAN Port (Realtek 8100BL)
  • 2 USB2.0 connectors on the backplane
  • Parallel port
  • Serial port
  • 3 usable fan headers
  • Headers for another 4 USB2.0 portsio
  • PS/2 ports

On-board IDE

  • An IDE controller on the ICH4 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA/100/66/ operation modes

Integrated Components

  • Realtek RTL8100BL 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet Controller
  • Realtek ALC650 6-channel sound

BIOS & Voltages

  • AMIBIOS v3.31a
  • FSB speeds of 100Mhz - 233Mhz (quad-pumped)
  • No voltage adjustments
  • Unknown PCI-to-FSB dividers

Package contents

  • Shuttle AB48PN
  • ATA100 cable
  • Floppy Cable
  • Audio cable for Center / Bass
  • I/O Shield
  • Driver CD
  • S-ATA cable
  • A4 printed manual
  • No extra USB2.0 cables or S/PDIF cables

Not much in the way of accessories. We fully appreciate that this is a budget board, but providing a single 2-port USB2.0 cable isn't much to ask for. It would double the useable ports. This is important as even the most basic of users usually have a number of USB-powered devices.