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Canterwood boards based on the new Intel 875P
chipset offer a new level of performance, thanks to their dual channel DDR400
support, 800MHz system bus and the exclusive Performance Acceleration
Technology (PAT). Combine all these features with a quality enthusiast board
from ABIT, and you got yourself a top performer. Abit Corporation has released
a series of new boards that not only offer the performance and reliability
we’d expect, but also offers some nice overclocking features and a rather
attractive bundle. The IC7-G is one of the companies latest offerings catered
to the enthusiast community and those looking for the latest technology and
highest performance.
Packaging & Bundle
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I'm
not much to brag about the packaging, but I'll make an exception in this case.
This is by far the most attractive packaging I have come across.
Open the great looking black box, and you'll reveal a nice aluminum Abit case
badge. They include a very generous bundle, which is expected from a
high-end board such as this one. You get one extension plate with 2 USB
ports and 2 Firewire ports, two black SATA cables, one black rounded IDE
cable, one black rounded floppy cable, one IDE to SATA adapter, two SATA 4-pin
power adapter cables, I/O plate, one SATA driver floppy, CDROM, quick install
guide, manual and a cool silver case badge. It's nice to see they
include an IDE to SATA adapter, however, you should note that it only supports
one drive.
Specifications
Processor
- Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 Socket 478 processors with 800/533MHz FSB only
(400MHz FSB not supported)
- Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipset
- Intel® 875P / ICH5 RAID
- Supports Intel® CSA Gigabit LAN
- Supports Dual Channel DDR 400 with ECC function
- Supports Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT) function
- Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
Memory
- Four 184-pin DIMM sockets
- Supports 4 DIMM Single/Dual Channel DDR 400 memory (Max. 4GB).
- Supports configurable ECC function
AGP
- Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP PRO 8X/4X (0.8V/1.5V)
2nd Serial ATA RAID
- 2 channel Serial ATA 150MB/s data transfer rate with RAID function (0) via
South Bridge
- 2 channel Serial ATA 150MB/s data transfer rate with RAID function (0/1) via
Silicon Image PCI Chip
Audio
- 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board
- Professional digital audio interface supports 24-bit S/P DIF optical In/Out
Media XP (Optional)
- Supports card reader function for Memory Stick™, Secure Digital™ and Type
I/II CompactFlash™
- Supports Wireless Remote Control and S/PDIF Out / Mic In / Headphone Out /
USB 2.0 / IEEE 1394
Gigabit LAN
- On board Intel CSA Gigabit LAN
IEEE 1394
- Supports IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate
System BIOS
- SoftMenu™ Technology to set CPU parameters
- Supports Plug-and-Play (PNP)
- Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)
- Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
- Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS
Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x AGP PRO, 5 x PCI slots, 1 x IrDA
- 1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
- 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Connectors
- 6 x Serial ATA 150 Connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers, 2 x IEEE 1394a header
- 1 x CD-IN, 1 x AUX-IN
Back Panel I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse, 1 x Printer Port, 1 x COM port
- 1 x S/PDIF Out connector, 1 x S/PDIF In connector
- 1 x Audio connectors (Front Speaker, Line-in, Mic-in)
- 1 x Audio connectors (Center/Sub, Surround Speaker)
- 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a
- 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 LAN Connector
Miscellaneous
- ATX form factor
- Hardware monitoring - Including Fan speeds, Voltages, System environment
temperature
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