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Review: Foxconn G33M-S

by James Thorburn on 12 September 2007, 07:57

Tags: G33M-S, Foxconn (TPE:2317), PC

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Specifications

Foxconn G33M-S
Item Specifications
Processor support All Intel LGA775 CPUs (except 533MHz FSB Celerons and Pentiums)
Northbridge Intel G33
Southbridge Intel ICH9R
Memory support 4 DIMMs, dual-channel, non-ECC, unbuffered memory, 8GiB max
DDR2-667/800
VGA Integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics
D-sub output
PCI Express 1 x PCI Express x16
1 x PCI Express x1
PCI conventional 2 x PCI 2.3
ATA 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 controller (supplied by JMicron JMB368 controller)
SATA

4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gbit/s provided by Intel ICH9R

RAID RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 through Intel ICH9R
LAN Realtek RTL8110SC PCI Gigabit LAN controller
Audio Realtek ALC888, 8 channels, Azalia Audio Codecs
Floppy N/A
FireWire VIA VT6308P controller, providing 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (both midboard)
USB 12 x USB2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
Back panel I/O ports 1 x Parallel
1 x PS/2 keyboard
1 x PS/2 mouse
1 x VGA
1 x audio jack supporting 6 jacks
1 x Serial (COM)
6 x USB 2.0
1 x RJ45 LAN
Internal I/O connectors ATX 24-pin power
4-pin ATX 12V power
CPU / system fan
1 x CD-in
1 x Front audio header
1 x IRDA
1 x speaker
2 x IEEE1394 supporting additional two ports
1 x Front panel
3 x USB 2.0 supporting additional six ports
1 x SPDIF out header
4 x SATAII
1 x Intruder
1 x COM header
1 x on-board power LED
Form factor microATX - 245mm x 245mm (9.6in x 9.6in)
Estimated street price Ā£65+ (inc VAT)

Summary

The G33M-S offers a fairly comprehensive feature set for a microATX mainboard. However, a couple design decisions do seem a little strange.

The board has no floppy drive connector, strangely. We also find Intel's ICH9R on-board, which supports a total of six SATA 2.0 ports, yet Foxconn only fits four to the board.

This isn't a massive problem, given that the board is microATX, but the flexibility of more ports would be nice and the support is there in the controller.