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When we do a review at ExtremeMhz, we try to
live up to our credo and our name, by choosing products that allow the user to
take their systems to new levels. It is even more so when we take a look at a
new motherboard. Here we focus on offerings that are reputed to be great
enthusiast boards with potentially high overclocking abilities, or are so
feature rich that they deliver great value. The motherboard we are reviewing
today is a departure from our strict standards…or is it?
Before we clarify the opening statement, let’s look at the genesis of this
review. By necessity, we were in the process of designing a low cost system.
The system we were proposing had to be very affordable, reliable, and stable.
Computing power was a secondary consideration. While researching some of the
components for this new project, we stumbled upon a gem of a motherboard.
Introducing the Aopen MK77M-V mainboard for AMD Socket A processors.
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The Bundle
The Chaintech Zenith 7NJS we reviewed
here has nothing to worry
about. The bundle that came with the MK77M-V is nondescript. Here you will
find the standard products included; a manual, standard ribbon type IDE and
floppy cables, an I/O shielding plate, and a CD containing all the necessary
hardware drivers.
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Product
Specifications
The specs direct from
Aopen’s site:
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CPU |
AMD Athlon XP/ Duron
Socket A
266MHz |
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Chipset |
VIA KM266
VIA 8233A |
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Main Memory |
Support DDR266 [PC2100]
Support ECC
DDR DIMM x 2
DIMM Type : 8/16/32/64/128/256MB
Max Memory : 2GB |
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Graphics |
Integrated VGA Engine in chipset
4X AGP slot |
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IDE |
Integrated ATA100 Controller with support for UltraDMA 133
Max Disk : 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.] |
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LAN |
Realtek 10/100Mbps PCI LAN Chip
Integrated Realtek PHY |
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Sound |
VIA AC'97 CODEC on-board |
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USB |
USB1.1 x 4 |
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Slots |
AGP x 1
PCI x 3
CNR x 1 |
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Storage & Back Panel I/O |
Floppy Drive Connector x 1
IDE Channel : ATA100 x 2
PS/2 Keyboard x 1
PS/2 Mouse x 1
USB Port x 2
LAN Port x 1
VGA Port x 1
COM Port x 1
Printer Port x 1
Game/MIDI Port x 1
Speaker_Out x 1
Line_In x 1
MIC_In x 1 |
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On Board Connector |
Front Audio x 1
CPU FAN x 1
Chassis FAN x 1
Wake_on_LAN x 1
IrDA x 1
S/PDIF x 1
COM2 x 1
USB Port x 2 (optional cable) |
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BIOS |
Award PnP 2Mb Flash ROM BIOS |
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Form Factor |
Micro ATX |
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Board Size |
244 mm x 220 mm |
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