K8VHA Pro specifications
- Supports all Socket-754 CPUs (3200+ is presently the only one available)
Chipset
- VIA K8T800 North Bridge and VT8237 South Bridge
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
- 5 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 GBe 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 VIA VT8237 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66/33 operation modes
Integrated Components
- Realtek RTL8110S-32 Gigabit LAN
- VIA VT6307 2-port single-chip FireWire controller
- CMI9739A 5.1 sound CODEC
- Headers for another 4 USB2.0 ports
- Header for a single FireWire porto
- 2 usable fan headers
- IrDA, CD-In, Aux-In connectors
BIOS & Voltages
- FSB speeds of 200Mhz - 250Mhz in 1MHz increments
- No voltage adjustments with 1/10/2003 BIOS
Bundle
The manual provided with the K8VHA Pro is below average. It's 18 pages in length and doesn't even bother to discuss the BIOS or RAID aspects of the motherboard. An expert user would have no need for it and the novice user wouldn't understand the finer points of installation. A manual should be foolproof, that is, the average consumer should understand the ins and outs of any motherboard. We're left feeling shortchanged here.
SATA power and device cables are a required touch, and the bracket at the centre of the picture carries four USB2.0 ports. That's good thinking on Biostar's part as it takes up the allotted 8 USB2.0 on offer from the '8237 SB. The second FireWire port doesn't get used. We also appreciate the S/PDIF cable, shown on the top-right. It accepts both coaxial and optical S/PDIF output connections.
