FR33E architecture from FIC
(Continuation)

Into package structure enter:

• Motherboard FR33E,
• Cable for the floppy-disk drive,
• 40-zhilnyj a 40-contact cable for hooking up of arrangements IDE UltraDMA33,
• 80-zhilnyj a 40-contact cable for hooking up of arrangements IDE UltraDMA100/66/33,
• Two CD-ROMs with the software (CDPro, CDPlus),
• Manual.

Features of design FR33E

Fig. 4. Design of motherboard FR33E of FIC corporation

The design of motherboard FR33E of FIC corporation as a whole corresponds to the referens-design of similar products created and recommended by corporations, releasing sets of system logic.

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

Fig. 5. Audiocodec AvanceLogic ALC201A chip

Fig. 6. odnokristallnyj controller Fast Ethernet on chip RealTek RTL8100L

The functional mode of memory modules SDRAM can be or synchronous — clock rate coincides with frequency FSB, or asynchronous — clock rate differs on 33 Hz from frequency FSB.

Levels of powers, temperature and operation of the fans which are a part of coolers, resources hardware monitoring (http://rudteam.narod.ru/mb/monitoring/monitoring.html) through BIOS Setup (Current CPU Temp inspect. / Current System Temp. / Current CPU FUN Speed / Current System FUN Speed). On the motherboard two temperature transmitters are installed. One of them inspects temperature in system tank. Other sensor allocated at centre of Socket 370 plug , by means of the resources built in a chip set hardware monitoring provides measurement of temperature of the bottom of tank of the processor.

Fig. 7. The processor Temperature transmitter on motherboard FR33E

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). However, the choice and installation of the forced modes is fulfilled without possibility of correction of power of a kernel and input/output chains. Therefore it is impossible to recommend this card to fans of extremal dispersal of subsystems of the computer.

Integrated into structure of motherboard FR33E of FIC corporation network tools allow to include easily the computer through built in RJ45 (LAN plug in local area network structure.

It is necessary to mark, that because of rather low power of the integrated graphics resources which are a part of used chip set VIA Apollo PLE133T, FIC corporation motherboard FR33E cannot be recommended fans of modern, dynamical games with necessity of output of great volumes of the graphics information 3 D.

However this card can be successfully used as an inexpensive component for the systems oriented to solution of office tasks. Presence of built in ISA slot and network tools allow to take up a position FR33E for application in a metering equipment and the industry where standard ISA till now uses.

In summary it is necessary to pay attention, that often functionality and a complete set depend on concrete model of the motherboard and usage of various optional resources. As it is quite often underlined, corporations reserve the right to itself to make changes to a construction of cards. Therefore it is necessary to show certain attentiveness at purchase of a concrete copy of the motherboard, consulting with experts of the corporation-seller.

Correct and optimal choice of the motherboard with an appropriate chip set — pledge of high efficiency of the computer, its reliable and a stable operation, and also frictionless upgrade.

And as to an estimation of the main operation parametres of the described motherboard it is necessary to mark, that at performance of numerous, durable tests card FR33E worked steadily not only in regular, but also in the forced modes. With the processor of Intel Celeron of 1,3 GHz it was possible to disperse system to frequency of 1,45 GHz (FSB 112 GHz) without change of supply voltages of the processor and the main accessories. To estimate such important parametre as a time between failures rather difficultly on the basis of operation of a unique accessible copy. For the answer to this question it is necessary to access or to the computer corporations realising this product, or to direct to the manufacturer — FIC corporation.