• i845D chipset

This board has two versions: the first has BIOS based on the Modular 6.00PG from Award, the other - on the AMI 2.01. We have the first version which contains a wide range of settings and Red Storm Overclocking and SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield technologies.

Accessories:

• Package: an ordinary design for this company;
• Documentation: a user manual and a software guide - in English;
• Cables: 1 ATA66/100 and 1 FDD;
• Additional thermistor;
• 2 CDs with software including:
  

• drivers;
• user manual in PDF for various boards;
• several system monitoring program;
• program for changing a FSB frequency from Windows;
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0;
• Trend Micro PC-Cillin 2000;
• Farstone Virtual Drive 6.01;
• PowerQuest PartitionMagic 6.0;
• PowerQuest Drive Image 4.0.

The layout has some disadvantages: IDE connectors are placed behind PCI slots (which makes difficult to handle them and worsens ventilation), and audio-ins are in front of these slots. However, the components are so crowded because the board is just 21 cm wide. There are two connectors for +12V for old power supply units which do not comply with the ATX 2.03 specification. A special plate is mounted onto the back side of the board to prevent troubles caused by massive coolers.

The feed circuits incorporate 9 capacitors of 2200 uF and 4 of 1500 uF.

There are the following controllers: AC'97 codec ALC201A from Avance Logic (audio solution) - the chip supports SPDIF, but the respective connector is lacking; I/O controller W83637HF-AW from Winbond (which supports interfaces of Memory Stick and Secure Digital Card Readers for which there are connectors onboard).

There are no any non-unsoldered connectors.

Brief characteristics of the board: memory slots - 2 DDR SDRAM; expansion slots - AGP/ 6 PCI/ CNR; I/O ports - 2 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 4 USB (though the chipset supports 6); dimensions - 305x210 mm.

Adjustment can be carried out with:

jumpers and switches	Jumper to clear up CMOS
	Jumper to choose a flash card adapter type		SD/MS
	Set of jumpers to set up a FSB frequency		100, 103, 105, 111, 130 and 133 MHz
	Set of jumpers to set up memory voltage		2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8 V
	Set of jumpers to set up AGP bus voltage		1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8 V
BIOS based on the v6.00PG from Award	Setup of memory timings	+	CAS Latency, Active to Precharge Delay, RAS to CAS Delay, RAS Precharge
	Setup of memory frequency	+	DDR200, DDR266
	Setup of AGP bus	-
	Setup of PCI bus	+
	Changeable scaler of AGP and PCI buses	-	For AGP - 2:2, 2:3, 2:4, 2:5, 2:6, 2:7 and 2:8
	Manual assignment of interrupts	+
	Changeable FSB frequency	+	In 1 MHz steps, 100 - 255 MHz
	Changeable CPU multiplier	+	x8 - x50
	Changeable core voltage	+	1.1 - 1.85 V, 0.025 V step
	Changeable memory voltage	-
	Changeable chipset voltage	-
	Changeable AGP bus voltage	-

A wide range of settings and an excellent speed of this board can help it take first places in the sales ratings.

Test results:

• SiS645 and SiS650 Based Mainboard Roundup

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