Perspective processing techniques in motherboards Abit
Evgenie Rudometov, Victor Rudometov.
authors@rudometov.com
Perspective processing techniques in motherboards Abit
The computer Abit corporation known for the motherboards, in new models has inserted the perspective processing techniques providing the extension of their functionality.
After the deepest recession in history of the development the industry of computer accessories step-by-step grows. The branches linked to them though and slowly, but truly quit crisis, expanding production and increasing release of production. Computer processing techniques successfully develop, development and mastering of new perspective products proceeds.
Well-known in the Russian market computer corporations continue to expand the activity and to release new models, despite difficulties of the crisis period. One of such manufacturers is Abit corporation, whose products differ the worked design and a high saturation perspective processing techniques.
As an example it is possible to result recently announced novelties realised in motherboards of the last releases which basis is made by high-powered sets of system logic — chip sets. The greatest share of such products is made by the cards created on the basis of chip sets of the corporation of Intel.
topovoj model is recently announced motherboard Abit IC7-MAX3. This model is modification of one of variants before released card Abit IC7. The bar of cards IC7 is presented by models Abit IC7 and Abit IC7-G. A basis of the given models, including Abit IC7-MAX3, the most powerful is at the moment a set of system logic i875P, supporting the newest processors of the corporation of Intel and two-channel memory DDR SDRAM.
Fig. 1. Motherboard Abit IC7-G
The main innovation brought in the architecture and design of motherboard Abit IC7-MAX3, the system of cooling OTES is. Earlier it used only in graphics accelerators.
Fig. 2. Motherboard Abit IC7-MAX3
Processing technique OTES is applied to maintenance of an optimal thermal mode of the converter of power VRM integrated into the architecture of the motherboard. In particular, usage OTES on a plan of engineers Abit is necessary for the strengthened cooling of capacitors of the supply circuit. As creators of this card consider, the specified processing technique allows to raise stability of system operation and to expand possibilities of the card in the supernumerary modes providing dispersal of computer units and accessories.
Considering processing techniques and the constructions providing maintenance of optimal temperature modes, it is necessary to mark and other features of offered design. So, for example, in motherboard Abit IC7-MAX3 in comparison with its prototypes the improved cooling of chip MCH (northern bridge), a part of a chip set i875P is provided. It is reached at the expense of usage of rather powerful cooler, that on a plan of implementators provides the raised stability and dependability of operation.
From other features of design Abit IC7-MAX3 it is necessary to mark, that in the motherboard architecture it is realised six ports Serial ATA (S-ATA). Besides, in a package the package for information enciphering on a hard disk uses. This function is provided with appropriate specialised equipment rooms and software.
For implementation of the given possibility given, by the way, optsionalno, implementators of Abit corporation have decided to apply system of hardware coding. It is reached by means of a special chip set eNOVA X-Wall, built in structure of the special card.
Fig. 3. The optional card of enciphering on a chip set eNOVA X-Wall
Fig. 4. The optional package of enciphering which are hooked up to a hard disk
As a whole, as it is underlined in numerous announcements of the given product, concept MAX3 consists of following components:
- MAXimum Performance
- MAXimum Overclocking
- MAXimum Cooling
- MAXimum Storage
- MAXimum Service
- MAXimum Security
- MAXimum Multimedia
- MAXimum Engineering
It is necessary to mark, that the part from the enumerated processing techniques represents implementation of exclusively marketing efforts of appropriate services of Abit corporation. These efforts are routed on increase in sale of products in the conditions of existing hard competitive struggle. However some applied solutions are really original engineering finds embodying perspective processing techniques and the advanced concepts. A number from them are presented more low. These processing techniques and concepts are realised by Abit corporation in a number of its released models of the motherboards oriented to modern high-powered processors.
Abit SoftMenu. The original system bezdzhampernoj patterns of the motherboards, allowing to customise working parametres of system through BIOS. In case of extremal dispersal probably increase in productivity of system to 50 %. This processing technique became practically standard, and similar clones use in similar products of indirect manufacturers of motherboards.
Abit TweakGuard. Automatically dumps customisations BIOS in case of impossibility of activation of system at excessive dispersal. Necessity to dump BIOS manually as a result disappears.
Abit FanEQ. Allows to inspect speed of rotation of fans of system of cooling. Provides lowering of the noise made by a system unit.
Abit ThermalGuard. Processing technique ABIT CPU ThermalGuard (Hardware Thermal Protection) automatically switches off the computer in case of reaching of critical temperature. Provides protection of the processor against thermal mortality.
Abit FlashMenu. Allows to fulfil modification of program code BIOS, remaining in the environment of Windows operating system.
Abit Game Accelerator. The processing technique on assurances of representatives of the company allows to increase productivity of system by 17 %. In customisations BIOS Setup there is a possibility to select depending on possibilities installed in the computer of units of dynamic storage DDR SDRAM one of 4 functional modes: Auto, Turbo, Street Racer or F1.
Abit Serillel 2. Represents the special desksize block. Its usage — possibility to transform traditional arrangements P-ATA which hard disks (HDD) and optical disks (CD/DVD), in perspective arrangements S-ATA concern. Allows already today to start to take all advantages of interface S-ATA realised in the newest models of motherboards.
Media XP. The arrangement representing the external block, installed in five inch bay of tank. This block outputs a number of connectors on the front panel of tank. Combines interfaces USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), SPDIF OUT with function CARD READER for maps of formats Compact Flash, Panasonic SD, Sony Memory Stick. Provides easy access to multimedia functions of the computer from a front panel.
It is necessary to mark, that the enumerated processing techniques and concepts are only small subset of permanently expanded subset of advanced development.
It is necessary to add, that experts Abit underline usage in the last models of motherboards quadriphase (four channel) power supply converters that simplifies circuitry VRM and promotes rise of stability of operation of systems and dependability of computers. However, in the last models of motherboards of the corporation of Intel — the implementator of referens-design of the motherboards oriented to its chip sets, two-channel solutions use at saving of high levels of stability and dependability. However it is impossible to forget, that Abit corporation orients the products for enthusiasts of dispersal. In numerous announcements of the products, and also through performances of heads of a different rank this corporation openly declares support of the forced functional modes of computer accessories. It is tracked in its numerous advertising campaigns and on it the architecture and design of its products are routed. By the way, in Abit corporation press releases recently it is repeatedly underlined, that it in products exclusively high-quality accessories, for example, RubyCon corporation capacitors use. To a word about marketing of products Abit, application of high-quality capacitors RubyCon and quadriphase power supply has received the name “concept MAXimum Quality“.
The motherboards created on the basis of chip sets Canterwood / Springdale for processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with frequency of the bus of 800 MHz
Model |
The chip a set |
AGP |
DIMM DDR |
IEEE 1394 |
S |
USB |
LAN |
Audio, channels |
RAID |
IC7 MAX3 |
i875P/ICH5R |
1 (8x) 5 |
4 |
1+2 |
2+4 |
4+4 |
Gigabit |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
4 kan. SATA |
IC7 |
i875P/ICH5 |
1 (8x) 5 |
4 |
1+2 |
2 |
4+4 |
N/A |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
SATA |
IC7-G |
i875P/ICH5R |
1 (8x) 5 |
4 |
1+2 |
2+2 |
4+4 |
Gigabit |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
4 kan. SATA |
IS7 |
i865PE/ICH5R |
1 (8x) 5 |
4 |
1+2 |
2 |
4+4 |
10/100 |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
SATA |
IS7-G |
i865PE/ICH5R |
1 (8x) 5 |
4 |
1+2 |
4 |
4+4 |
Gigabit |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
4 kan. SATA RAID 0 |
IS7-E |
i865PE/ICH5 |
1 (8x) 5 |
4 |
N/A |
2 |
4+4 |
10/100 |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
N/A |
IS7-M |
i865G/ICH5 |
1 (8x, G) |
4 |
N/A |
2 |
4+4 |
10/100 |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
N/A |
IS-10 |
i865G/ICH5 |
1 (8x, G) |
2 |
N/A |
2 |
4+4 |
10/100 |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
N/A |
BH7 |
i845PE/ICH4 |
1 (4х) |
3 |
N/A |
1 |
4+2 |
10/100 |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
N/A |
BH-71 |
i845PE/ICH4 |
1 (4х) |
2 |
N/A |
0 |
4+2 |
10/100 |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
N/A |
BH7-E |
i845PE/ICH4 |
1 (4х) |
3 |
N/A |
0 |
4+2 |
10/100 |
6 kan. Realtek ALC650 |
N/A |
The motherboards created on the basis of chip sets Canterwood / Springdale for processors of Intel of Pentium 4 with frequency of the bus of 400/533 MHz
Model |
Chip set |
AGP |
DIMM DDR |
IEEE 1394 |
S |
USB |
LAN |
Audio, channels |
RAID |
BD7-II |
i845E |
1 (4x) |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2+2 |
10/100 |
2 kan. |
N/A |
BD7-E |
i845D/ICH2 |
1 (4x) |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
10/100 |
2 kan. |
N/A |
SA7 |
SIS |
1 (4x) |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
10/100 |
2 kan. |
N/A |
SG-71 |
SIS |
1 (4х, G) |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
10/100 |
2 kan. |
N/A |
Considering features of the motherboards oriented to processors of the corporation of Intel, it would be wrong to forget about the products supporting processors of AMD corporation.
Among admirers of processors of this corporation bar NF7 motherboards became popular, for example. This bar is presented by models: Abit NF7-S (chip set Nforce2, S-ATA, Dual DDR, FSB 400), Abit NF7 (the same, as NF7-S, but without S-ATA), Abit NF7-M (NF7 with built in video subsystem NVIDIA GeForce4 MX).
As an example of the motherboards created on the basis of chip sets of VIA corporation, it is possible to result, for example, Abit KV7.
Fig. 2. Motherboard Abit KV7
The given high-powered motherboard is oriented to processors AMD Athlon XP (400, 333, 266, 200 MHz FSB), including models with kernel Barton, 400 MHz FSB working on frequency . It is constructed on chip set VIA KT600/VT8237 (DDR 400, SATA 150 RAID, AGP 8X, 10/100LAN, 6ch AC 97 CODEC, S/P DIF Out, 5 PCI, 6 USB 2.0). This card supports both DDR 400, and FSB 400 MHz. Besides, hardware system of monitoring of speeds of fans of system of cooling, operating voltages, and also processor and system temperatures.
On the threshold of computer exhibition Computex Abit corporation has promulgated some information on new production. As a result of a steel motherboard Abit KV8-MAX3 basic performances (www.fcenter.ru), oriented to processors AMD Athlon 64 are known .
Motherboard Abit KV8-MAX3 basic performances:
- Chip set VIA K8T800/VT8237;
- Five PCI and one AGP the slot;
- Six ports Serial ATA;
- The built in six-channel sound solution, SPDIF an input terminal/output;
- Ports USB 2.0 and Firewire;
- The built in network solution of class Gigabit Ethernet.
Like prototype Abit IC7-MAX3 motherboard Abit KV8-MAX3 is equipped by system of cooling OTES.
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