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ASUS K7V Review
April 09, 2000   Brandon Sandman Bell > [View My Other Articles]
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Specifications

Specifications

Processor
Slot A for AMD Athlon (K7) 550MHz ~ 1GHZ CPUs
Fastest 7th Generation x86 CPU
Built-in Largest 128KB L1 Cache and 512KB L2 Cache

Chipset VIA KX133 (VT8371) AGPset supports 200MHz FSB and  3.3V PC133 SDRAM & VC133 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)
VIA 82C686A South Bridge & Super I/O to Support Ultra DMA- 33/66, ACPI, SMBus, and Integrated AC '97 Compliant Audio  Controller

AGP 4X / AGP Pro Slot for High-end 3D Graphics
AGP Pro Slot with Universal AGP Connector and additional power  connectors to support high-end 3D or workstation class graphics  adapters
AGP Pro/ AGP 4X/AGP 2X Graphics Adapter Compatible

System Memory
3x 168-pin DIMM sockets to support Max 1.5FB PC133 SDRAM & VC133 VCM (Virtual Channel Memory)

AC '97 Audio Ready
Integrated AC '97 Compliant 3D Audio Controller
AD1881 3D Enhanced Codec

CPU/SPS/Chassis/2nd Chassis Fan
Total four cooling fan connectors for power users
Three of the four have fan speed detect function

Expansion Slots
1 x AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot
1 x AGP Pro/AGP 4X Slot
5 x PCI Slots

UltraDMA/66 IDE Ports
2 x Ultra DMA-66/33 EIDE Ports to support up to 4 ATAPI  Devices
Support DMA Mode 2 and PIO Mode 3, 4
Support CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, ZIP, and LS-120 Drives

Onboard I/O
1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 x PS/2 Mouse port
2 x USB Ports (4 USB Ports Upgradeable)
1 x Parallel Port (EPP, ECP) and 2 x Serial Ports
1 x GAME/MIDI and Line-In/Line-Out/MIC-In Ports

ATX Power Connector
ATX 20-pin power connector for 3V, 5V, 5VSB, and 12V
 Soft Power off and keyboard power on supported
Wake-up on modem, LAN, keyboard, mouse and RTC timer
Supports AC Power loss recovery

BIOS
Award 2MB BIOS with full ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP, Trend®  ChipAway Virus (TCAV) & Symbios® SCSI
Jumper setting by S/W (ASUS JumperFree)
Vcore, Boot Media Selections

Board Size
ATX Form Factor: 30.5cm x 24.5cm (12.0" x 9.6")

We're very impressed by the K7V feature set - look ma' no ISA slots! Now if ASUS could only get rid of the AMR slot, we'd have the perfect solution!

Our K7V came with 4 USB ports, 2 on the back of the motherboard, and 2 via an additional add-on board.

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The K7V used for review was revision 1.01. The initial BIOS release was used.


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