Introduction
Date 2003-12-21
Provider: Albatron
Author: BigMan
Editor: Princess Ammie
Albatron Kx18dpro2 motherboard
Albatron sent us a motherboard which we have on the test bench tonite. It will be interesting how this Nforce 2 board can perform. We have it setup against the Epox 8rda3+ which is a very popular board at the moment. We are going to benchmark these boards pretty good and see how this Albatron board can overclock. Stay tuned to see how hot this motherboard really is.
About Albatron:
It would be the beginning of 2002 before the name Albatron would first be heard along corporate corridors, but one must go back to 1984 to trace the true birth of the company. Starting out as Chun Yun Electronics, the company was primarily a display manufacturer, producing wide-screen multimedia monitors, rear projection systems, TVs, and plasma displays. The change in name to Albatron signaled the dawning of a new product line and a new direction. From our initiation, it was clear to us that to succeed we would need to be strong. This strength comes to us through our personnel. In screening applicants, we look for people who show creativity, passion and the entrepreneurial spirit. We expect and ask a lot from our personnel but then we give a lot in return. Albatron operates on a platform of mutual respect and understanding that flows from upper management to project leaders, from engineers to sales and marketing specialists, from production personnel to all the support people, and back around. Our greatest focus and driving force is you our customer. We consider it our duty to deliver the products you want at the right time and provide support when you need it. But above all, we��re here to ensure that your evolving needs–no matter how small–are taken care of.
Specifications:
AMD Athlon� / Athlon�XP / Athlon�XP Barton/ Duron�Processor
Socket 462 with FSB 200/266/333/400+(by overclocking)MHz
3 DDR400/DDR333/266/200 Memory Sockets
AGP 8X , 6 channel AC 97 Audio
2 ATA133 Channels, up to 4 ATA 133 IDE Devices
nForce2 MCP-T 10/100 Ethernet LAN
2 Serial ATA150 Channels, Serial ATA RAID 0,1 (Software)
2 IEEE1394a Ports
6 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports (4 ports by optional cable)
BIOS Mirror �
Voice Genie�
Chipset with Hyper-Transport Technology
Bundle SPDIF Card ( optional )
Processor
AMD Athlon�/Athlon�XP/ Athlon�XP Barton/ Duron�Processor
FSB
200/266/333/400+(by overclocking)MHz
Chipset
North Bridge: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP (Ultra 400)
South Bridge: NVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T
LAN Chip : LAN PHY ICS1893AF
IEEE1394 Chip : TI IEEE1394A TSB41AB2PAP PAP-64
Audio Codec: Realtek ALC650
Serial ATA Chip :Silicon Image Sil3112A
I / O Chip : Winbond W83627HF
Memory
3 *DDR Sockets:
DDR400/DDR333/266/DDR200 NON-ECC DDR SDRAM up to 3GB ( Single Channel) , up to 2GB ( Dual Channel )
Expansion Slots
1 x AGP 3.0 8X/4X slot (1.5V & 0.8 V Only)
6 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant)
IDE Connectors
2 ATA133 channels, up to 4 ATA 133 IDE Devices
Onboard I/O Connectors
1 x Floppy Connector
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 header (4 ports USB cable optional)
2 x IEEE1394 header (2 ports IEEE1394 cable optional)
1 x CD_IN header
1 x COM Port header
1 x S/PDIF in/out header (S/PDIF in/out cable optional)
1 x CPU fan header with fan rotation detection function
1 x System fan headers with fan rotation detection function
1 x10 pin system panel header (Intel spec)
1 x 3 pin Power LED header
1 x 4 pin Speaker header
1 x Front audio header (Intel spec)
1 x Case Open detection header
1 x Wake on LAN
I/O via Back Panel
PS/2 keyboard/mouse, 2 x USB(2.0/1.1), RJ45 ,1 x Com(serial), 1 x Parallel, 1x Game/Line-in/Line-out/MIC
Power
20-pin ATX power connector
BIOS Feature
4 Mb Flash EEPROM
Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI2.0, PnP, WfM2.0, Green Suspend to RAM (S3), Suspend to Disk (S4) Wake on keyboard / Mouse, Wake on LAN/RTC Timer
Hardware Monitoring
2 FAN sensors, CPU/System voltages and temperature monitoring
Special Feature
Zero Jumper Design
BIOS Mirror� Protect BIOS by creating an original mirror image of itself
Voice Genie � Voice Troubleshooting system ( four-Language )
Adjustable CPU and AGP frequency by 1 MHz increment, Adjustable Vcore, VAGP, VMemory for overclocking.
Special design for CPU Over Temperature Protection.( OTP )
Certifications
FCC,CE, BSMI
Form Factor
ATX (244*305 mm)
The product:
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A very colorful box that has specificaitons and features on the board. On the back we can also find a picture of the board itself so you can have a sneak peek before buying it. Everything was very well packed inside so there is no worry that anything could break during shipping.
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