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Date 2004-08-19
Provider: Albatron
Author: Niko Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Albatron Kx18ds Pro2
The XP platform is not dead yet so this is why we are having a look at a new XP motherboard from Albatron called Kx18DS Pro2.
This as most Albatron boards seemed filled with nice features. We will behnchmark it and overclock it to see how it performs compared to
some older Xp boards.
About Albatron:
It would be the beginning of 2002 before the name Albatron would first be heard along corporate corridors, but one must go back to 1984 to trace the true birth of the company. Starting out as Chun Yun Electronics, the company was primarily a display manufacturer, producing wide-screen multimedia monitors, rear projection systems, TVs, and plasma displays. The change in name to Albatron signaled the dawning of a new product line and a new direction.
From our initiation, it was clear to us that to succeed we would need to be strong. This strength comes to us through our personnel. In screening applicants, we look for people who show creativity, passion and the entrepreneurial spirit. We expect and ask a lot from our personnel but then we give a lot in return. Albatron operates on a platform of mutual respect and understanding that flows from upper management to project leaders, from engineers to sales and marketing specialists, from production personnel to all the support people, and back around.
Our greatest focus and driving force is you our customer. We consider it our duty to deliver the products you want at the right time and provide support when you need it. But above all, we¡¦re here to ensure that your evolving needs--no matter how small--are taken care of.
Specifications:
Feature:
AMD Athlon™/ Athlon™XP / Athlon™XP Barton/ Duron™Processor
Socket 462 with FSB 200/266/333/400+(by overclocking) MHz
3 DDR400/DDR333/266/200 Memory Sockets (Dual DDR400)
AGP 8X , 6 channel AC 97 Audio
2 ATA133 Channels, up to 4 ATA 133 IDE Devices
nForce2 MCP RAID 10/100 Ethernet LAN/ Marvell Gbits LAN
2 Serial ATA150 Channels, Serial ATA RAID 0,1,0+1
2 IEEE1394 Ports
8 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports (4 ports by optional cable)
BIOS Mirror ™
Voice Genie ™
Processor:
AMD Athlon™/ Athlon™XP / Athlon™XP Barton/ Duron™Processor
FSB:
200/266/333/400 MHz
Chipset:
North Bridge: nVIDIA nForce2 SPP (Ultra 400)
South Bridge: nVIDIA nForce2 MCPS
LAN Chip : LAN PHY Realtek RTL8201CL / Marvell MV8001
IEEE1394 Chip : VIA VT6307
Audio Codec: Realtek ALC650
Serial ATA Chip : nVIDIA nForce2 MCP RAID
I / O Chip : Winbond W83627HF
Memory:
3 *DDR Sockets:
DDR400/DDR333/266/DDR200 NON-ECC DDR SDRAM up to 3GB ( Single Channel) , up to 2GB ( Dual Channel )
Expansion Slots:
1 x AGP 3.0 8X/4X slot (1.5V & 0.8 V Only)
5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant)
IDE Connectors:
2 ATA133 channels, up to 4 ATA 133 IDE Devices
Onboard I/O Connectors:
1 x Floppy Connector
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 header (4 ports USB cable optional)
2 x IEEE1394 header (2 ports IEEE1394 cable optional)
1 x CD_IN header
1 x COM Port header
1 x S/PDIF in/out header (S/PDIF in/out cable optional)
1 x CPU fan header with fan rotation detection function
1 x System fan headers with fan rotation detection function
1 x10 pin system panel header (Intel spec)
1 x 3 pin Power LED header
1 x 4 pin Speaker header
1 x Front audio header (Intel spec)
1 x Case Open detection header
2 x 5 pin Com port header
2 x 8 pin Game Port header
I/O via Back Panel:
PS/2 keyboard/mouse, 4 x USB(2.0/1.1), 2 x RJ45 ,1 x Com(serial), 1 x Parallel, 1x Game/Line-in/Line-out/MIC
Power:
20-pin ATX power connector
BIOS Feature:
4 Mb Flash EEPROM
Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI2.0, PnP, WfM2.0, Green Suspend to RAM (S3), Suspend to Disk (S4) Wake on keyboard / Mouse, Wake on LAN/RTC Timer
Hardware Monitoring:
2 FAN sensors, CPU/System voltages and temperature monitoring
Special Feature:
Zero Jumper Design
BIOS Mirror [TM]Protect BIOS by creating an original mirror image of itself
Voice Genie [TM]Voice Troubleshooting system ( four-Language )
Adjustable CPU frequency by 1 MHz increment, Adjustable Vcore, VAGP, VMemory for overclocking
Watch Dog Timer (auto-reset system when it can not handle overclock configurations)
Special design for CPU Over Temperature Protection.( OTP )
Certifications:
FCC,CE, BSMI
Form Factor:
ATX (244*305 mm)
The product:
 
Please click on thumbnails to get bigger pictures
As always a very nice box from Albatron which has colorful pictures and text on it. On the back we can see the board and features that it holds.
Look on the inside >>>>> Page 2
Thank you Albatron for making this review possible
Albatron
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