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FOXCONN
975X7AB-8EKRS2H (LGA775)
Motherboard Review |
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FOXCONN 975X7AB-8EKRS2H
Introduction:
Like many motherboard manufacturers, FOXCONN is serious about keeping both AMD
and Intel users as happy and content with any motherboard purchase. Recently,
various Intel based 975 chipsets have finally been hitting the shelves. When the
Core 2 Duo was released, the choices were very limited to a couple makers one of
which was Asus and their P5B Motherboard. The 965 chipsets aren't much different
than the 975 in stock features.
What changes more so is the features motherboard manufacturers are putting on
the two chipset based boards. Both the 965 and 975 are stated to support
upcoming Core 2 Quadro. The 975 chipset based motherboard we have today is the
FOXCONN 975X7AB. The last board from FOXCONN we had the pleasure of reviewing
(C51XEMAA2) took us by surprise. Today we expect the 975X7AB to keep up the new
found tradition.
- Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Core™ 2 Duo(Conroe), Pentium® EE, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4 processors, Socket T (LGA775)
- FSB 1066 / 800 MHz
- Dual channel DDR2 800 (OC) / 667 / 533 x 4 DIMMs
- Dual PCIe x16 ( CrossFire compatible ), 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
- IDE x 2, Serial ATAII x 5 w / RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5
- 7.1 channel Audio Realtek(HDA)
- Dual GbE LAN (Marvell)
- 8 USB 2.0 ports
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Processor: |
Supports compatible
Intel® Socket 775 processors (incl Core 2 Duo)
Please see our "CPU Compatibility" listing |
| Chipset: |
Intel® 975X Express + ICH7R |
| Front Side Bus: |
1066/800MHz |
| Memory: |
Dual channel, unbuffered, 1.8V
DDR2-533/667/800 w/ or w/o ECC; (4) 240-pin DIMM sockets, max 8GB;
DDR2-800 requires P15 or later BIOS and updated SPIload - see downloads
note |
| VGA on Die: |
N/A - use
expansion card |
| Expansion Slots: |
2 x PCI Express x16 (function as 2 x8
under ATI CrossFire), 2 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI |
| IDE: |
1 x ATA/100 + 1 x
ATA/133 |
| Serial ATA(SATA)/RAID: |
4 x SATA II/300, support RAID 0, 1,
0+1, 5, and JBOD; second SATA II/300 controller with 1 rear
panel/external connector |
| Audio: |
7.1 channel, high
definition (Realtek) |
| LAN: |
2 x Gigabit Ethernet
(10/100/1000) controllers, dual ports, PCIe (Marvell) |
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IEEE1394: |
2 x 1394a; 1 x 6-pin
in rear I/O area + 1 front via internal header |
| Back Panel I/O Ports: |
1 set 7.1 channel audio (6 jacks)
1 x PS/2 keyboard
1 x PS/2 mouse
2 x RJ45 (LAN)
4 x USB 2.0
1 x parallel (SPP/ECP/EPP)
1 x IEEE-1394a (6-pin)
2 x S/PDIF (1 x coax out + 1 x optical out)
1 x eSATA |
| Internal I/O
Connectors: |
1 x floppy disk
drive
Front audio header
2 x USB 2-port headers, ver. 2.0
1 x IEEE-1394a header |
| BIOS Features: |
4Mb flash EEPROM with LAN boot, PnP,
ACPI, WfM, DMI 2.0 |
| Support CD: |
Drivers
(chipset, RAID, audio, network, USB 2.0); Fox One, Tiger One, Foxocnn
LiveUpdate; DirectX, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Norton Internet Security
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| Standards/Manageability: |
PCI 2.3, USB2.0; WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0 |
| Special
Features: |
STR
(Suspend-to-Ram); STD (Suspend-to-Disk); Fox One/Tiger One, Foxocnn
LiveUpdate; supports ATI CrossFire; digital PWM, RoHS compliant |
| Form Factor: |
ATX (12” x 9.6”) |
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