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 Abit AW9D-MAX Motherboard
Manufacturer Abit
Category Motherboard
Socket Socket 775 LGA
Chipset Intel i975X
Editor Winston Chim


"... Abit's AW9D-Max has impressed us. It offers great features, excellent overclocking ability, good performance and is truely a motherboard for the enthusiasts. "

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Posted on Oct 23, 2006, 10:00 AM UTC by Winston Chim

Features and Specifications

Features and Specifications

 

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CPU

  • Designed for Intel® LGA775 processors with1066/800MHz FSB
  • Supports Intel® Core™ 2 Duo(Extreme Edition) & Pentium® Extreme Edition & Pentium® D & Pentium® 4 Processors
  • Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading / XD-bit / EM64T / EIST Technology / Virtualization Technology
  • Intel® Quad Core ready.

Chipset

  • Intel® 975X / Intel® ICH7R Express Chipset

Memory

  • 4 X 240-pin DIMM sockets support max. memory capacity 8GB
  • Supports Dual channel DDR2 800/667 Un-buffered / Non-ECC memory

Graphics

  • Supports Dual PCI-Express X16 slots (dual ATI® CrossFire™ Graphics)

LAN

  • On-board Dual PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/ 1000M Ethernet

Audio

  • abit AudioMAX™ HD 7.1 CH
  • Supports Jack Sensing and S/PDIF In/Out
  • Dolby® Master Studio Certificated

Expansion Slots

  • 2xPCI-EX16,2xPCI-EX1,1 xPCI, 1x AudioMAX™

Internal I/O Connectors

  • 1 x Floppy port, 1 x UDMA 100/66/33 connector,
  • 7 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers, 2 x IEEE1394 headers
  • 1 x FP-Audio header, 1 x CD-IN

Back Panel I/O

  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse
  • 4 x USB 2.0, 2 x RJ-45 LAN,
  • 1 x eSATA

Serial ATA

  • ICH7R: 4 x SATA 3Gb/s supports Intel® Matrix Storage SATA RAID 0/1/0+1/5
  • ICH7R: Support SATA AHCI, providing native command queuing and native hot plug & play
  • Silicon Image:3132: 4 x SATA 3Gb/s, two SATA connectors of the same area can support SATA RAID 0/1

IEEE 1394

  • 2 ports IEEE1394a at 400 Mb/s transfer rate

RoHS

  • RoHS Compliancy

Form Factor

  • ATX form factor 305 x 245mm
  • PCB Color: Black & Blue

abit Engineered

  • abit µGuru™ Technology
  • abit AudioMAX™ HD 7.1 CH
  • abit Silent OTES™ 2 Technology
  • Quick Power & Reset Buttons
  • Back-light Blue LED's
  • Low ESR and high ripple conductive polymer aluminum solid capacitors

For more information pleasve visit Abit's Website ... HERE.

 

Intel 975X Express Chipset Overview

 

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Platforms based on the Intel® 975X Express Chipset and Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition deliver incredible high performance for gaming, multimedia entertainment and demanding business applications of today and tomorrow.

The Intel 975X Express Chipset enables Intel's highest desktop performance platforms, with support for the latest Intel dual-core processors, adding intelligence to help manage and prioritize multiple (quad) threads received from the processor.

In addition to multiple thread support, the Intel 975X Express Chipset enables key performance-optimized capabilities such as support for multiple 2x8 graphics cards, Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology (Intel® MPT), 8GB memory addressability to enable 64-bit computing, and ECC memory support.

 

Intel® 975X Express Chipset Features

Features Benefits
Supports Intel® Viiv™ Technology∇ Get ready for a new kind of consumer entertainment PC that will change the way you enjoy entertainment at home. With a system based on the Intel® 975X Express Chipset, control the music, movies, games, and photos you want to enjoy both from your personal entertainment collections and endless entertainment options from a wide range of Intel® Viiv™ technology verified service providers delivered right to your living room.
1066-/800-MHz System Bus Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor, Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition and Intel® Pentium® D processor to deliver higher performance for games and applications.
Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology Enhanced memory pipelining that enables a higher utilization of each memory channel, accelerating data transfers between the processor and system memory, resulting in higher system performance.
Intel® High Definition Audio Integrated audio support for new consumer electronic formats, increased audio quality, and multiple audio streaming capability for premium digital sound.
PCI Express* Interface 16 lanes of PCI Express in the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) capable of delivering greater than 3.5 times the performance over the traditional AGP 8X interface, supporting the latest graphics cards for demanding games and applications. 6 PCI x1 lanes in the I/O controller hub support a broad array of I/O cards and applications.
PCI Express* configuration flexibility 2 PCI Express controllers in the MCH enable either 1 x 16 or 2 x 8 operation for the 16 PCI Express lanes.
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Provides quicker access to digital photo, video, and business files with RAID 0, 5, and 10, and data protection against a hard drive failure with RAID 1, 5, and 10.
Serial ATA* (SATA) 3Gbps High speed storage improves transfer rate for improved data access.
Dual-channel DDR2 Memory Support Up to 10.7GB/s of bandwidth and 8GB addressability for faster system response.
Intel® Flex Memory Technology Facilitates easier upgrades by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in dual-channel mode.

 

For more information regarding Intel 975X chipset ... please visit Intel's website.

 

  

 

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