[H]ard|OCP reviews Abit IP35 Pro motherboard
abit is among the top motherboard manufacturers in the world, with a coveted tier one status. Though its road has been rocky his abit's acquisition by USI, abit was able to maintain its good name with quality and high performance products. abit continues their winning trend with their next generation Intel platform motherboards.
The IP35 Pro is abit's latest offering based on Intel's next generation motherboard chipset series. The main board uses the Intel P35 chipset, with built-in support for LGA 775 type processors with a base FSB of 800MHz and above, DDR2 DRAM modules operating in Dual Channel mode up to 1066MHz officially; and single card based PCI Express based x16 graphics cards. As is standard fair in today's marketplace, the IP35 Pro is a feature complete solution needing the addition of an Intel LGA 775 style processor, DDR2 memory, drives, and a PSU for a fully operational system. abit chose to integrate the following in to the IP35 Pro: 6 SATA II ports (RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 capable) on the Intel ICH9R controller; 1 ATA-133 IDE port and 2 e-SATA port (RAID 0 and 1 capable) on the JMicron controller; 12 USB 2.0 capable ports (4 in rear panel, and 4 onboard headers supporting 2 ports each); 2 IEEE 1394 capable ports (2 onboard headers); dual Realtek GigE Ethernet ports in the rear panel; Realtek 8-channel HD audio codec featuring an S/PDIF optical input and output ports; onboard power and reset buttons; a 2 digit diagnostic LED; and a CMOS clear switch integrated in to the rear panel of the board...
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