Introduction
Date 2003-05-25
Provider: Gigabyte
Author: BigMan
Editor: Princess Ammie
Gigabyte 7vaxp-a Ultra
Kt133, Kt133a, KT266, Kt333, Kt400, and now Kt400a we are getting further and further everyday and now I got the opportunity to review this new Kt400a chipset board from Gigabyte. We are going to look how this overclocks and all the features that comes with this board. It’s loaded with features as SATA raid,Raid,USB,AGP 8x and DDR 400 etc etc. I will not waste more time but start this review.
About Gigabyte:
The success of Giga-Byte Technology has exceeded all expectations. With the commitment to upgrading the IT industry, Giga-Byte Technology built up a solid foundation upon the envisioned industry scale. These efforts have earned Giga-Byte Technology an eminent and widespread reputation, as well as the focus of attention and accomplishment around the world. With the respectable performance of motherboard business and global reputation along with worldwide brand awareness, Giga-Byte Technology is making steady progress to become one of the best total IT product providers in the world.
Specs on the board:
Processor
Socket A for AMD Athlon� XP / Athlon� /Duron� processor
Chipset
Northbridge : VIA KT400A
Southbridge : VIA 8235
VIA V-Link architecture (533MB/s)
VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 controller
Super I/O : ITE IT8705F
Silicon Image sil3112A controller
Promise PDC20276 ATA 133 RAID controller
Raeltek 8100BL Ethernet 10/100Mb LAN controller
Realtek ALC650 AC97 codec Chip
Dual BIOS
Front Side Bus
333/266/200 MHz FSB
Memory
Type : DDR400(PC3200)/ DDR333 (PC2700) / DDR266 (PC2100) /DDR200 (PC1600) -184pin
Max capacity : Up to 3GB by 3 DIMM slots
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x FDD port
4 x UDMA ATA133/100/66 Bus Master IDE ports
3 x IEEE 1394 connectors
2 x 2ports USB 2.0 connector (by cable)
2 x SATA connectors
3 x cooling fan pin header
Expansion Slots
1 x AGP universal slot (8X/4X/2X-AGP 3.0 compliant)
5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant)
Rear Panel I/O
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse
2 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x COM ports
1 x RJ45 LAN port
Audio (1 x Line-in / 1 x Line-out / 1 x Mic) connector
1 x GAME/ MIDI port
CPU/AGP/DIMM setting
CPU FSB adjustable via BIOS (1MHz-linear)
CPU multiplier by DIP Switch
CPU Vcore Voltage adjustable via BIOS
AGP Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS
DIMM Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS
Form Factor
ATX, Dimension : ( 30.5 x 24.4 cm )
H/W Monitoring
System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS
H/W detect and report for power-in voltage, CPU voltage, and Fan Speed
Support auto temperature detect and thermal shutdown function
Other Features
GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS�
IDE #1-#4, SCSI, LS120, ZIP, CD-ROM and USB bootable.
Suspend to RAM (STR)
Supports USB KB / MS wake up from S3
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security�
Norton Anti Virus�
Norton� Personal Firewall
Norton� Privacy Control
Norton� Parental Control
Norton� Spam Alert
GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader
The board:
Plz click on thumbnails to see bigger pictures
Gigabyte always has these thick packages to protect the motherobard. Outside it looks tempting and explain a little on what the board can do 
On the back there is even more specifications etc
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