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 ECS K7S5A (SIS 735 chipset)
The Little Wonder    (Review by MS, August 26 2001)
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Specs
Features, Manual, Bundled Software, Quality
Layout, Integrated Peripherals
BIOS
Test Setup, Stability, Synthetic Benchmarks
Expendable, Quake3 Arena, 3DMark2001
Video Editing, Conclusion


At One Glance

ECS K7S5A
SIS 735 chipset, RealTek Fast Ethernet and AC97 sound


CPU interface
  • Socket 462 for AMD Athlon (Thunderbird / Duron) processors

Chipset

  • SIS 735 system controller
  • MuTIOL 1.06 GB/sec internal interconnect

FSB, Multiplier and Voltage Settings

  • 100/100, 112/112, 124/124, 133/133, 138/138, 150/150, 166/166, 100/133, 133/166 MHz (FSB/Memory bus)
  • No multiplier, or voltage adjustments.

System Memory

  • 2 184 pin DIMM slots supporting 64MB to 1GB DDR DIMMs for maximum 2GB system memory
  • 2 168 pin DIMM slots supporting 64MB to 1GB SDR DIMMs for maximum 2GB system memory
  • DRAM operating mode: Safe, Normal, Fast Turbo
  • DRAM timing settings: CAS latency (2, 2.5, 3), tRP (3, 4) tRAS (6, 5)

Expansion Slots

  • 1 AGP (4x) slot
  • 5 32 bit PCI slots (manual assignment of IRQ Int 1-4)
  • 1 x AMR

Sound

  • RealTek AC97 sound controller

On-board Network

  • RealTek Network ontroller

BIOS

  • AMI
  • PC-99, PnP, ACPI, APM, DMI, Green support

I/O Interface

  • 2 x EIDE channels (up to four devices)
  • PI/O mode 3,4,5, ATAPI, UDMA 33/66/100
  • 1 x 3 mode floppy connnector
  • 2 x UART 16550 COM ports
  • 1 x SPP, EPP, ECP LPT port
  • 1 x PS/2 mouse, ATX keyboard port
  • 4 x USB ports (2 back panel, 2 front panel USB headers)
  • 1 x IrDA
  • 1 x WOL
  • 2 x CD audio connectors
  • 1 x Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in, Game MIDI port integrated in ATX I/O port
  • 1 x Front Panel audio header
  • 1 x Set indicator LED connector for integrated LAN

Hardware monitoring

  • V core, V I/O, board voltage Fan rpm, CPU and system temp
  • Power-On LED

Form Factor and dimensions

  • ATX
  • 306 x 245 mm

=> What you get =>
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