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Mainboard AB30, AB30R

Picture: AB30R
here with RAID function

Picture: CPU socket and
Northbridge with passive cooler

Specification

Chipset
Intel '845 for Pentium 4 and Celeron Processors for socket 478
Memory Control Hub (MCH): Intel 82845 with passive cooler
I/O Control Hub 2 (ICH2): Intel 82801BA
Firmware Hub (FWH): 4 MBit Flash EEPROM
Socket 478 CPU support
Intel Pentium 4 Processor (Willamette or Northwood) and P4 Celeron
with 400MHz FSB (100MHz Quad-Datarate process)
successfully tested with: P4 Celeron up to 1,8 GHz, P4 (Willamette 256KB Cache) up to 2,2GHz and
P4 (Northwood 400MHz FSB) up to 2,4GHz
Usually, there is no need to configure the processor.
In BIOS you can set up the following parameters manually:
- FSB BUS adjustment infinitely from 100 up to 166MHz adjustable
- Vcore-CPU voltage from 1,10 up to 1,85V
- Multiplier 9x up to 23x
Expansion slots
1 x AGP slot supports 4X mode
5 x 32 Bit PCI
Onboard IDE Controller
2 Channel Enhanced PCI IDE
for up to 4 IDE devices
supports UltraDMA/100
incl. ATA-100 channel
Optional: IDE RAID Controller (only AB30R)
Chip: Promise 265R, supports RAID mode 0 and 1 (not simultaneously)
with detailed manual and additional ATA-100 cable
Integrated Multi Channel Hardware Audio Function:
supports 5.1 speaker mode, C3DX Positional Audio in 6 channel speaker mode
HRTF-3D Positional Audio, supports Direct Sound 3D and A3D interface
Legacy SBPRO compatible
Connectors on the backpanel:
line-in, line-out, microphone, MIDI/gameport, line in/out
Connectors on the bracket:
for bass/center, bracket included
By multi channel: Line-Out = front, Line-In = rear and onboard connectors for bass/center
More line-ins on the mainboard Audio-in for CD-ROM and AUX.
Backpanel connectors
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x Parallel (SSP/EPP/ECP)
2 x Serial (16550 compatible, Fifo)
2 x USB (two further onboard)
Audio: line-in, line-out, microphone, MIDI/gameport
Onboard connectors
1 x Floppy drive (up to 2,88 MB)
2 x USB (additional)
1 x Infrared (COM2 can be used for infrared communication, IrDA-adapter not included in delivery)
1 x WOL (Wake on Lan)
4 x Fan
Memory
3 x 168-Pin DIMM-Socket
supports PC133 SDRAM modules with sizes of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 and 1024MB
with 100 or 133MHz clock frequency up to 3 GB capacity
Hardware monitoring
CPU temperature, voltages and fan revolution
Power Management
ACPI Version 1.0 (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
supports power saving mode: S1 (Snoop), S3 (Suspend to RAM), S5 (Soft-Off)
On/Off button with two functions: Suspend mode / Soft-off
BIOS
Award V6.0PG PnP Green BIOS
4 MBit Flash EPROM in Intel Firmwarehub (FWH)
ATX power supply connector
Standard 20-Pin-ATX power supply connectors
Additional 4-Pin connectors for 12V
Additional 6-Pin connectors for 3,3 and 5V
Accessories
Mainboard with passive Northbridge cooler, IDE cable (ATA-100), floppy cable, bracket adapter for Subwoofer speaker, detailed manual, driver CD-ROM
AB30R also contains an additional IDE cable for the onboard IDE RAID controller
Form Factor
ATX: 30,5 x 22 cm only.