Abit KT7-RAID Motherboard Review


 
[AMD Socket A  Based ATX Mainboard With 4X AGP & SoftMenuTMIII Technology ]

ABIT's top-of-the-line Socket A motherboard has arrived. With 3 DIMM, 1 AGP, 1 ISA, and 6 PCI, the KT7-RAID has everything you could want. If that isn't enough, add in Ultra DMA 100 support, RAID support, 200 MHz FSB Processor support and ABIT's SoftMenuTM III. Your demands were heard, met and then surpassed with the KT7-RAID.

[ Specifications ]

CPU
1. Supports AMD-K7 Athlon Socket A 200MHz FSB Processors
2. Supports AMD-K7 Duron Socket A 200MHz FSB Processors

Chipset
1.
VIA (KT133) /VIA 686A
2. Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
3. Supports AGP 2X/4X (Sideband)
4. Supports 100/133MHz Memory Bus Settings
 

Ultra DMA 100
1. High Point HTP370 IDE Controller
2. Ultra DMA 100MB/Sec data transfer rate
3. RAID 0(stripping mode for boosting performance)
4. RAID 1 (mirroring mode for data security)
5. RAID 0 +1(stripping and mirroring)

Memory

1.
Three 168-pin DIMM sockets support PC100/PC133 SDRAM module
2. Supports up to 1.5 GB MAX. (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB SDRAM)
3. Supports VCM module
 

System BIOS
1. SOFTMENUTM III Technology to set CPU parameters
2. Award Plug and Play BIOS
3. Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS
4.
Year 2000 Compliant

Multi I/O Functions
1. Two Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66/100(up to 4 HDD devices)
2. Two Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33

3. PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors
4. 1x Floppy Port (up to 2.88MB)
5. 1x Parallel Port (EPP/ECP)
6. 2x Serial Ports
7. 2x USB Connectors
8.
On board USB header for Two extra USB channels

Miscellaneous
1. ATX form factor
2. 1 AGP slot, 6 PCI slots and 1 ISA slots
3. Hardware monitoring - Including Fan speed, Voltages, System environment temperature
4. Built-in Wake on LAN/Wake on Modem
5. Built-in IrDA TX/RX header

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