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Evgenie Rudometov,
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Expanding a spectrum of the products, ASUSTeK corporation recently on the basis of chip set SiS 655TX has developed and has released rather inexpensive multifunctional motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe. This card is taken up a position as a basis of high-powered computer systems with processors of Intel of Pentium of 4 NetBurst architectures.
Motherboards concern to important and technological difficult the computer accessory, making considerable impact on functionality and productivity of computers. Many corporations are engaged in their development and release. Among them and such known as ASUSTeK corporation, whose products are widely presented in the Russian market. Among given production its high-powered models of motherboards created on the basis of chipsets of the system logic (chip sets) from widely known manufacturers — corporations of Intel and VIA are selected . However implementators ASUSTeK do not leave the attention and similar production from the third known manufacturer of sets whom SiS corporation is. This corporation releases vysokointegrirovannye the chips which often are not conceding to leaders, but characterised, as a rule, the smaller price. The given circumstance allows to reduce the price of a finite product at saving of wide functionality and high efficiency.
As an example of such products from ASUSTeK it is possible to result motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe recently developed and released by it oriented to development of high-powered systems with processors IntelPentium of 4 NetBurst architectures. A basis of the given card is chip set SIS 655TX.
Chip set SiS 655TX motherboard P4S800D-E Deluxe
Fig. 1. Structure of the computer created on the basis of chip set SiS 655TX
Chip set SIS 655TX Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation corporations (SiS corporation) is oriented by the manufacturer of the given chipset of system logic to the architecture of high-powered desktop personal computers. Supports processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with processing technique Hyper-Threading, 0,13 microns created on processing technique hooked up through Socket 478 plug and working with bus FSB of type QPB (Quad-Pumped Bus), providing data transfer on frequencies 400, 533, 800 MHz.
Chip set SIS 655TX consists of two traditional components — North Bridge and South Bridge. These components are jointed by the special 16-bit wire MuTIOL 16 working on frequency of 533 MHz and with capacity of 1 Gbyte/with. This bus is developed and takes root in the products SiS corporation. The given bus allows, according to its implementators, to use all potential of modern controllers of peripheral devices of the computer system.
North Bridge component is presented by chip SIS 655TX. Link with the processor is carried out by means of bus QPB with a pass-band of 3,2/4,2/6,4 Gbytes/with.
In the given component processing technique Advanced HyperStreaming is realised. This processing technique, according to its implementators, will organise information streams, in particular accelerates its passing from the controller of the bus of the processor to the memory controller. It increases the common productivity of system.
The built in controller of memory supports to 4 DIMM two-channel memory DDR333 and DDR400 in total amount to 4 Gbytes (to 1 Gbytes on DIMM). Two functional modes of a subsystem the memories providing usage or two channels of a traditional pattern — 2х64 bit, or one wide channel — 1х128 bit are possible . The built in controller of a drawing supports one arrangement 0,8/1,5 In AGP 3.0, working in modes AGP 8Х/4Х.
South Bridge component is presented by chip SiS 964. It is characterised by a complete set of the network and communication characteristics which have become standard for similar units of the modern architecture of computers.
Built in in South Bridge SiS 964 controllers realise two channels IDE with support ATA 100/133 (to four arrangements IDE), two ports Serial ATA 150 with possibilities RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD, eight ports USB 2, six PCI (32 bits/33 of MHz), LPC 1.1 (Low Pin Count). Its other characteristics concern integrated Fast Ethernet/Home Networking Controller with MII Interface, supporting 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet or 1/10Mb HomePNA 2.0 with External PHY. Support 6 channel AC ’ 97 and V.90 Software Modem, and also traditional control functions energopotrebleniem is Besides, provided, including ACPI 2.0 and APM 1.2.
It is necessary to mark, that complete with chip NorthBridge SiS 964 as South Bridge component simplified variant SiS 964L — chip SiS 964L, not providing difference from SiS 964 supports of disk drives with interface SATA can be applied .
Besides, together with chip NorthBridge can use and other chips SouthBridge, which parametres are resulted in table 1.
Table 1. Key parametres of chips SouthBridge of SiS corporation
South Bridge |
961 |
962 |
962L |
963 |
963L |
964 |
964L |
965 |
965L |
MuTIOL, Mb per second |
533 |
533 |
533 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
PCI-Express |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Serial ATA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
2 |
No |
4 |
2 |
RAID Function |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
USB 2.0 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
USB port |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
Audio, channels |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
|
Fast Ethernet, Mbit/with |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100 |
10/100/ |
10/100 |
|
Home Network, Mbit/with |
1/10 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
ATA 133 |
Yes (B step) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IEEE 1394a |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
The main technical parametres of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe
Fig. 2. Motherboard ASUSP4S800D-E Deluxe package
Fig. 3. Motherboard ASUSP4S800D-E Deluxe
Fig. 4. Motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe plugs: PS/2 for the keyboard and the mouse, LPT, S/PDIF-Out, COM, FireWire and 2 USB 2.0, RJ-45 (Gigabit Ethernet) and 2 USB 2.0, 3 audioplugs (Mic-In, Line-In, Front)
The processor
· support of processors of Intel of Pentium 4 (kernel Northwood, 512 Kbytes of cache memory L2) with Socket 478 plug, clock rate to 3,0 GHz +, processing technique Hyper-Threading and with the processor bus FSB of type QPB providing transmission frequencies of data 400, 533, 800 MHz;
· support of processors of Intel Celeron (kernel Northwood, 128 Kbytes of cache memory L2) with Socket 478 plug;
· support of processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with kernel Prescott.
Chip set
· SiS 655TX (
Dynamic storage
· four plugs for dynamic storage DDR SDRAM in konstruktive DIMM (184 contact electrodes, 2,5 In, unbuffered);
· units of type DDR 400/333/266/200 SDRAM (PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/1600), maximum size of a subsystem of memory — to 4 Gbytes, without ECC;
· the Two-channel architecture of a subsystem of memory.
Video
· one general-purpose 1,5 plug or 0,8 In AGP 3.0 with support of the videoadapter working in modes AGP 8X/4X.
Audio
· an audiosubsystem on the basis of ADI corporation codec — AD1888 SoundMAX 6-channel audio CODEC with support of interface S/PDIF.
LAN
· the integrated network controller of Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN Controller corporation with an output on standard RJ-45 plug.
USB
· six (4+2) USB 2 plugs.
IEEE 1394
· VIA VT6307 controller c two ports IEEE 1394.
Interfaces of disk drives
· South Bridge SiS 964 supports
– Two ports Serial ATA-150 with implementation of possibilities RAID 0, RAID 1;
· SiS 180 Serial/Ultra ATA RAID controller supports
– Two ports Serial ATA 150 and one port (two arrangements) Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 with implementation of possibilities RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD;
· one Floppy port with support of arrangements in size to 2,88 Mb.
System BIOS
· AMI BIOS, 4 Mбит Flash ROM;
· PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS Instant Music, ASUS MyLogo2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2, ASUS C.P.R., ASUS Multi-Language BIOS, ASUS Q-Fan, ASUS AI Overclocking.
Slots
· one AGP 8X/4X slot, five PCI slots, one Wi-Fi slot.
Peripherals plugs external
· one PS/2 plug of the keyboard;
· one PS/2 plug of the mouse;
· one parallel port (Parallel);
· one serial port (COM);
· four USB 2.0 / USB 1.1 plugs ;
· one IEEE 1394 plug;
· one RJ-45 plug;
· one S/PDIF Out plug;
· audioplugs (Line-In, Mic-In, Line-Out).
Peripherals plugs internal
· two USB 2.0 plugs and four additional ports USB 2.0;
· two Serial ATA-150 plugs;
· two IDE plugs (four arrangements);
· plugs for cooling fans CpU/Korpus/Bp;
· 20/4-контактные plugs of power supply unit ATX;
· one plug of protection of tank;
· one IEEE 1394 plug;
· one Ultra ATA plug (two arrangements);
· one COM2 plug.
· one S/PDIF audio plug;
· one Front Panel audio plug;
· CD/AUX plugs;
· GAME/MIDI plugs.
Monitoring of hardware
· monitoring of powers and temperatures.
Functions overclocking
· ASUS JumperFree;
· ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall);
· SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 200 to 300 MHz with step 1 MHz;
· power customisation on the processor, memory modules, AGP;
· change of ratio FSB/DDR;
· arresting AGP/PCI.
Special functions
· ASUS EZ Flash;
· ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2;
· ASUS Instant Music;
· ASUS POST Reporter;
· ASUS MyLogo2;
· ASUS Multi-language BIOS;
· ASUS Q-Fan;
· ASUS AI NET;
· ASUS AI BIOS;
· AI Overclocking.
Industrial standards
· PCI 2.2, USB 2.0.
Controllability
· WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL, WOR, etc.
Support CD
· Drivers;
· ASUS PC Probe;
· ASUS Live Update;
· Trend Micro PC cillin 2002 anti-virus software.
Form factor
· ATX, the sizes 12 X 9,6 of inches.
Structure of a package of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe
Into structure of a package of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe enter:
· a box;
· motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe;
· ASUS support CD;
· two cables Serial ATA;
· the unit with two ports USB and GAME;
· one 1-port 1394 unit;
· one 80-contact cable UltraDMA 133/100/66;
· one 40-contact cable IDE;
· one cable for Floppy-dikovoda;
· the cover plate of input/output corresponding to specification ATX;
· the user manual (User Guide) in English;
· the quick reference guide on installation (Quick Setup Guide);
· firm stickers.
In the order bookings delivered together with motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe, sections with the detailed description of crosspieces, plugs, procedures of upgrade BIOS and system customisations, including dispersal functions are presented. Besides, in the documentation the big attention is given operations on installation of drivers and customisation of modes RAID.
All it allows not only to familiarise with potential possibilities of the motherboard, but also assists in customisation of hardware-software resources of the computer. The realised firm processing techniques and successful design pawn a basis of high-powered and reliable systems with a wide band of functions.
Features of the architecture and design of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe
Design of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe, which structure it is resulted in a Fig. 5, whole corresponds to referens-design of similar products. However it possesses also certain features.
Fig. 5. Motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe structure
Motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe, is oriented to application in rather high-powered systems. Therefore in the systems created on the basis of the given card, usage of processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with processing technique Hyper-Threading and the bus of 800 MHz providing reaching of a maximum level of productivity is recommended . However usage and less efficient models is possible. It can be, for example, the processors calculated for the bus of 533 MHz and even of 400 MHz. Thus together with motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe probably application of models and without support of processing technique Hyper-Threading. Besides, together with this card can be maintained and models of processors Celeron of NetBurst architecture though, it is necessary to recognise, that it does not provide the high levels of the productivity accessible to more efficient variants of processors and the given motherboard. It is necessary to add, that, according to implementators, except the specified variants, can be applied and processors of Intel of Pentium 4, created on the basis of kernel Prescott and using Socket 478 plug . However, in accompanying documentation possible models are not specified.
Fig. 6. Processor Socket 478 plug in structure ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe
The functional mode of memory modules DDR SDRAM can be as one-channel (to 3,2 Gbytes/c), and two-channel (to 6,4 Gbytes/c). It is necessary to remind, that the two-channel mode allows to receive completely depthbalanced system in the event that pass-bands of the processor bus and the memory bus coincide and make equal values — 6,4 Gbytes/with. Thus operation of memory modules DDR SDRAM can be or synchronous — clock rate coincides with frequency FSB, or asynchronous — clock rate differs from frequency FSB.
It is set in BIOS Setup by the parametres which are responsible for operation of a subsystem of dynamic storage. The built in resources of the motherboard allow to change a standard set tajmingov.
One of paths of rise of productivity is usage of high-speed variants of units of dynamic storage which, first of all, concern DDR400. Support of units is carried out by the resources integrated into chip North Bridge in which quality uses SiS 655TX (fig. 7).
Fig. 7. Chip North Bridge of chip set SIS 655TX with regular resources of cooling
The same chip carries out link with the processor, the videoadapter. Besides, NorthBridge it is linked by means of special 16-bit wire MuTIOL 16 to chip SouthBridge. It is necessary to remind, that the given chip traditionally is responsible for handle of input\output devices.
As chip South Bridge uses SiS 964 (a Fig. 8), a part of chip set SiS 655TX, used in motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe architecture.
Fig. 8. Chip South Bridge SiS 964 chip sets SIS 655TX
Chip VIA VT8237 allows the user to build RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays of two disks Serial ATA 150. Here it is necessary to remind, that Serial ATA is the standard ATA of a new generation providing scaled productivity, necessary for problem solving both today's, and tomorrow. Possessing capacity in 150 Mb per second, Serial ATA faster the present traditional standard Parallel ATA used for hooking up of arrangements IDE. Thus new, the serial interface of hooking up of disk drives, saving 100 % a software compatibility with the predecessor, provides possibilities RAID.
However, despite advantages of the specified types RAID realised by means of chip South Bridge SiS 964, they cannot provide the expanded possibilities of the given way of maintenance of hard disk drives, for example, RAID 0+1.
This possibility can be realised by means of the architecture of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe of one more chip expanding possibilities of a disk subsystem integrated into structure. As this chip it is used SiS 180, fulfilling functions of specialised controller RAID. This controller by means of two hard disks which are hooked up to Ultra DMA 133 plug (Ultra ATA 133), and two hard disks which are hooked up to two Serial ATA plugs, provides not only RAID 0 and RAID 1, but also RAID 0+1 and and JBOD (a Fig. 9). Thus the given array of hard disks RAID is formed irrespective of disk drives RAID inspected by chip South Bridge SiS of 964 chip sets SiS 655TX.
Fig. 9. Chips of flesh-memory BIOS, Super I/O (Winbond), controller RAID (SiS 180), controller IEEE 1394 (VIA VT6307), two Serial ATA plugs (two zheskih a disk) and Ultra DMA plug (two hard disks).
Thus, in the system created on the basis of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe, can be created two arrays of disk drives RAID, one of which can be RAID 0+1. And in default from arrays RAID with system there can be ten independent hard disks: four disk drives Serial ATA 150 and six — Parallel ATA 100 (Ultra DMA 100/66/33).
The constituent of functionality of the modern computer are the developed multimedia possibilities. One of making multimedia are audioresources. AC ' 97 audio-codec ADI AD1888 (ADI AD1888 SoundMax 6-channel audio CODEC) provides together with chip South Bridge playback volume 5.1 sounds on 6 channels (a Fig. 10).
Fig. 10. Chip ADI AD1980 SoundMax 6-channel audio CODEC and chip Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN
The network controller of Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN corporation is built in the motherboard architecture (a Fig. 10). This controller provides data transfer with frequency to 1 Gbit/with. He allows to hook up easily through built in RJ-45 plug the computer to a local area network or to the broad-band Internet channel. It gives the chance to participate, for example, in network games, not being spent on acquisition of an additional map of the extension. Besides, in sort of usage of the integrated solution the problem possible nestykovki network hardware disappears.
For operation with videounits in motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe architecture controller IEEE 1394 — chip VIA VT6307 (a Fig. 9) is integrated . In addition to it for peripheral devices in the given card support to 6 ports of standard USB 2.0 is provided , the part from which is standardly output on a backboard. Estimating possibilities of the given ports, it is necessary to remind, that the bus of this standard USB 2.0 gives a high-speed way for hooking up of arrangements of a new generation. Providing return compatibility with arrangements USB 1.1, bus USB 2.0 in forty times faster the predecessor. Speed USB 2.0 makes 480 Mbit/with, while USB 1.1 — 12 Mbit/with. For this reason USB 2.0 is ideal solution for connection of peripherals to the computer motherboard on the big transfer rates.
Possibilities of dispersal (overclocking) to which implementators of ASUSTeK corporation traditionally pay the big attention are not ignored also. Clock rate FSB of the bus of the processor can be changed over a wide range resources BIOS, since 200 MHz to 300 MHz with step 1 MHz. In addition to it there is a possibility of correction of a supply voltage of kernel CPU Voltage (from 1,35 to 1,6 ), memory modules (from 2,55 to 2,85 ) and AGP videoadapter (from 1,5 In to 1,8 ). Ratio FSB/DDR varies also. All adjustments are fulfilled in BIOS Setup in mode ASUS JumperFree.
In a case of loss of stability of system operation in extremal modes of dispersal to the aid of admirers of such modes firm function ASUS C.P.R will come. (CPU Parameter Recall — return of parametres CPU). It will provide reboot with return of regular parametres, and, therefore, and a regular mode that will return stability of system.
However for admirers "overklokinga" it is necessary to remind, that the forced modes are supernumerary and, generally speaking, do not guarantee stability of system operation. Besides, in the given modes the user risks working capacity of the accessories.
Paying considerable attention to rise of productivity of the products, implementators of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe of the users, aspiring to decorate the screen of the computer have not forgotten. For such users function ASUS MyLogo2 is provided. By means of this function it is possible to substitute the built in map output in loadtime, any another. By the way, earlier used for these purposes ASUS MyLogo allowed to use the maps containing to 16 colours. The new version of the given function received name MyLogo2 and recommended for the given motherboard, number of supported colours it is increased to 256. However implementation of the given possibility has no ratio to productivity and stability of system operation.
It is necessary to mark, that in structure it is hardware software variety of the unique firm functions facilitating customisation and maintenance of the computer, created on the basis of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe is realised. For example, ASUS AI Net — recognition by the network controller of damages of a cable by means of the utility of diagnostics of a state of a network — VCT (Virtual Cable Tester). The controller defines the interconnection status on distance to 100 m, automatically warns about errors and is capable to inform distance to a fault in a cable.
Function ASUS POST Reporter is devoted diagnostics problem also. This function by means of vocal messages signals about problems at system loading. Thus there is a possibility to create own messages, using specialised software.
In the architecture of a firmware of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe resources of rise of dependability and stability of operation of the computer system created on the basis of this card are provided. Even in case of glitch or loss of the information which sometimes occur by operation BIOS, processing technique ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 allows to reboot and fulfil intellectual function of selfrecovery BIOS with the help a compact set of a disk of support of the motherboard. The firm development ASUS EZ Flash providing possibility of upgrade of program code BIOS without loading of the operating system only by resources most BIOS at once upon termination of self-test of system at powerup (Power-On Self Test - POST) is intended the similar purpose.
Rise of dependability and stability of operation is promoted by implementation of hardware monitoring. This possibility considerably simplifies observation of computer hardware, especially in case of usage of modes of dispersal.
Resources of hardware monitoring inspect following major parametres: power of processor Vcore, levels of standard power rails +3,3, +5 and +12 In; processor temperature the built in sensor of the processor and the motherboard by means of a temperature-sensitive element of the card; a rotating speed of two fans.
Handle of the fan which is a part of a cooler of the processor, is carried out by the function which has received company name Q-Fan. This function automatically regulates speed of rotation krylchatki the processor fan depending on system load that allows to work at a minimum level of the noise made by the computer.
In ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe architecture the traditional three-channel variant of a pulse converter of powers — VRM (a Fig. 11) in which seven capacitors on 1500 mkf and four on 1200 mkf are applied uses .
Fig. 11. A three-channel pulse converter of powers (VRM) motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe
It is necessary to add, that presence of power +5 In Standby is displayed by the green light-emitting diode allocated on the motherboard (a Fig. 12).
One more feature of the architecture of motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe is presence in its structure of special firm ASUS Wi-Fi plug (a Fig. 12). By means of this plug hooking up to system of the special optional expansion card gained separately is carried out. This card provides a wireless communication under standard IEEE 802.11b — Wi-Fi. It allows to organise in a frequency band of 2,4-2,5 GHz wireless house or office local area network (to 11 Mbit/c) with possibility, for example, Internet connection. Thus, according to assurances of implementators, the distance of steady link in buildings can reach 30 metres, and outside, on open space, — to 300 metres.
Fig. 12. The plug of wireless communication ASUS Wi-Fi
In conclusion of the given browse, it is necessary to mark, that, having bought card ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe, the potential user receives the efficient motherboard from the eminent manufacturer with all attributes linked, for example, with relying support and a guarantee. Besides, motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe possesses RAID functionality, ports Serial ATA, AGP 8Х, the integrated network adapter, ports USB 2.0, and also the unique functions ASUSTeK, facilitating customisation and computer maintenance, well and is finite, possibilities Wi-Fi.
As to productivity testing has shown high efficiency and stability of operation of card ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe and its rather high productivity.
Motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe can be recommended a wide range of users.
Motherboard ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe is given by the Moscow representation of ASUSTeK corporation
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