The Abit's board of the "Fast Lane" series realizes capabilities of the
nForce 420-D quite successfully. First of all, because such format is the
most suitable for boards on chipsets with an integrated video adapter.
Secondly, because it is the fastest among nForce 420-D based boards. The
board comes in the OEM package.
Accessories:
- Documentation: a user manual in English;
- Cables: 1 ATA66/100 and 1 FDD;
- Bracket with two USB ports;
- Bracket for the rear panel;
- CD with software including:
- drivers;
- Norton Antivirus 2002;
- WinDVD 2000 v.2.1;
- 3Deep;
- BuzzSoft SoftPostCard;
- BuzzSoft SoftCopier;
- BuzzSoft SoftCardManager;
- BuzzSoft SoftBulkEmail.
The layout is quite convenient, the only problem is that the components
are placed too close to each other.
The 3-channel switching voltage regulator incorporates 9 capacitors
of 2200 uF.
The following controllers are integrated: an audio one based on the
chipset and Avance Logic AC'97 ALC201A codec with the SPDIF connector;
a network one also based on the capabilities of the chipset.
Non-unsoldered connectors: none.
The system monitoring is supported by the Winbond W83627HF-AW chip.
Processor voltage (+/-3.3, +/-5 and +/-12 V), speed of 3 fans and
temperatures of the processor (a built-in sensor) and the board (a built-in
sensor) can be controlled. There are 2 connectors for adjustable connection
of fans and 2 for non-adjustable.
Brief characteristics of the board: memory slots - 2 DDR SDRAM;
expansion slots - AGP/ 3 PCI; I/O ports - 1 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 4 USB 1.1;
dimensions - 245x235 mm.
Adjustment can be carried out with:
| jumpers and switches |
Jumper to clear up the CMOS |
 |
| BIOS based on v6.00PG from Award |
Setup of memory timings |
+ |
CAS Latency |
| Setup of memory frequency |
+ |
DDR200, DDR266 |
| Setup of AGP bus |
+ |
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| Setup of PCI bus |
- |
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| Changeable scaler of AGP and PCI buses |
- |
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| Manual assignment of interrupts |
- |
|
| Changeable FSB frequency |
+ |
100 and 133 MHz |
| Changeable CPU multiplier |
- |
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| Changeable core voltage |
- |
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| Changeable memory voltage |
- |
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| Changeable chipset voltage |
- |
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| Changeable AGP bus voltage |
- |
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We used the latest available version of the BIOS - 6Q.
The board is not bad: with its rich set of functions it will be an ideal
choice for an undemanding user in its office or home computer. It has the
only drawback - a relatively high price.
Test results:
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