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Date |
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May 1st, 2001 |
| Category |
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Motherboards |
| Manufacturer |
:
AOpen |
| Author |
:
Jin-Wei Tioh |
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AOpen is no stranger to the computer peripherals market, with their impressive and widely acclaimed line-up of products in numerous categories. Having had an excellent experience with their optical storage products, we were eager to see firsthand just how good AOpen's motherboards are.
Thus, to debut our motherboard reviews, we present AOpen's flagship Socket-A solution, the AK73
Pro (A). The KT133A motherboard market is viciously competitive, with all major motherboard manufacturers either planning or having released newer KT133A-based versions of their KT133 predecessors. AOpen was late for the KT133 bout, but it hopes to make up for that with its timely KT133A entry. Here's a brief technical overview of the AK73
Pro (A) :
| AOpen
AK73 Pro (A) Specifications |
| CPU
Type |
Socket-A
/ Socket-462 |
| Chipset |
KT133A
(VT 8363A North Bridge, VT 686B South Bridge) |
| Form
Factor |
ATX |
| FSB
Speeds |
100
- 120 MHz (1MHz increments)
124, 127, 130, 133, 136, 140,
145, 150, 155, 160, 166 MHz
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| CPU
Core Voltages |
Auto
Detect
1.100 - 1.850 V (0.025 V increments) |
| I/O
Voltages |
3.2
/ 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 V |
| Memory
Banks |
3
168-pin DIMM Slots |
| Expansion
Slots |
1
AGP Slot (Full Length)
5 PCI Slots (Full Length)
0 ISA Slots
1 AMR Slot |
| Integrated
Features |
On-board
Audio (Analog Devices AD1885 AC'97 CODEC) |
| BIOS
Type |
Award
Modular BIOS 6.00PG |
| BIOS
Revision |
R1.07 |
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