Testing AT7-MAX2 of Abit corporation
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Into package structure enter:

• Motherboard ABIT AT7-MAX2,
• Cable for the floppy-disk drive,
• Two 80-zhilnyj a 40-contact cable for hooking up of arrangements IDE UltraDMA133/100/66/33,
• Cable Serial ATA,
• Cable USB 2.0,
• DYN bag,
• CD-ROM with the software,
• Floppy-disk with drivers for HPT 374,
• Manual in several languages, including English,
• I/O shield.

The design of motherboard ABIT AT7-MAX2 developed and released by Abit corporation, about critical for productivity and stability of operation of the card of a product of area as a whole corresponds to the referens-design of similar products created and recommended by corporations, releasing sets of system logic. In this case the referens-design belongs to VIA corporation which has developed chip set VIA Apollo KT400.

In the motherboard architecture units of such corporations, as VIA, RealTek, Avance Logic (division RealTek) and others are used.

The functional mode of memory modules DDR SDRAM can be or synchronous — clock rate coincides with frequency FSB, or asynchronous — clock rate differs from frequency FSB. For a choice and installation of demanded functional modes of the processor, memory and input/output arrangements appropriate BIOS Setup choices use.

Usage as a part of the motherboard of chip High Point HPT 374 allows or to increase number of hooked up arrangements IDE, or to use possibilities RAID.

Besides, entering in sostvav a package the special adapter provides compatibility of perspective interface Serial ATA with becoming outdated ATA (IDE). This adapter is named Serillel. These adapters provide hooking up through appropriate cables to Serial ATA plugs of arrangements ATA extended now. ROM/R/RW CD, similar CDs concern the given arrangements drives DVD, etc., as is known, widespread HDD .

Fig. 5. Adapter Serillel providing hooking up to Serial ATA plugs of arrangements ATA

For enthusiasts of dispersal there is a possibility of installation of the forced functional modes of the processor. It is carried out by rise of frequency of processor bus FSB (overclocking) and memory buses, and also a choice of best values of parametres of operation of DDR SDRAM units. For the purpose of rise of stability of system operation, especially in dispersal modes, chip North Bridge is supplied by the strengthened resources of maintenance of an optimal temperature mode in which quality uses not only the heat sink, but also the fan.

Levels of powers, temperature and operation of the fans which are a part of coolers, resources hardware monitoring inspect.

Integrated into structure of motherboard ABIT AT7-MAX2 network tools allow to include easily the computer through built in RJ45 (LAN plug in local area network structure.

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