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    MSI 845 Ultra (MS-6398) Intel 845D Motherboard Review
    By Vince Freeman :  February 14, 2002

    MSI 845 Ultra Specifications

    CPU:
    Supports Intel. Pentium. 4 processor in 478 pin package.
    Supports 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2GHz, 2.1GHz, 2.2GHz and up.

    Chipset:
    Intel. 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA)

    • Supports DDR SDRAM at 200/266MHz operation (DDR200/DDR266).
    • AGTL+ host bus with integrated termination supporting 32-bit host addressing.
    • 1.5V AGP interface with 4x data transfer and 4x fast write capability.
    • 8-bit, 66MHz 4x hub interface to the Intel ICH2.
      Intel. ICH2 chipset (360 EBGA)
    • Upstream hub interface for access to the Intel MCH.
    • 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller.
    • USB controller 1.1 (expanded capabilities for 4 ports).
    • I/O APIC.
    • SMBus controller.
    • FWH interface.
    • LPC interface.
    • AC'97 2.1 interface.
    • PCI 2.2 interface.
    • Integrated system management controller.

    Main Memory:
    Supports four memory banks using three 184-pin DDR DIMM.
    Supports up to 2GB PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAMs.
    Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM.

    Slots:
    One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 4x slot (1.5V only).
    Five PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3V/5V PCI bus interface).
    One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot.
    Note: The AGP slot DOES NOT support 3.3V AGP card. Use of 3.3V AGP card may cause damage to the mainboard.

    On-Board IDE:
    An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100 operation modes.
    Can connect up to four IDE devices.
    ATA133 RAID supported by Promise PDC20276 (for 845 Ultra-AR & 845 Ultra-ARU only).
    USB Interface

    845 Ultra/ 845 Ultra-AR:

    • 4 USB 1.1 ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2).

    845 Ultra-ARU:

    • 4 USB 2.0 ports (Front * 4/ optional USB 2.0 Bracket available upon request, please refer to Chapter 2. Hardware Setup for further details).
    • 4 USB 1.1 ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2).

    On-Board Peripherals:

    • 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.
    • 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B).
    • 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode.
    • 1 IrDA connector for SIR/ASKIR/HPSIR.
    • 1 D-Bracket pin header.
    • 1 audio/game port.

    Audio:
    C-Media CMI8738 / PCI-6ch supports 2/4/6 ch speaker.

    BIOS:
    "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
    Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.

    Dimension: ATX Form Factor 30.5 cm x 23 cm.


    Page 1 Introduction
    Page 2 845 Ultra Features
    Page 3 845 Ultra Motherboard Layout
    Page 4 What You Get
  • Page 5 MSI 845 Ultra Specifications
    Page 6 Installation
    Page 7 Performance
    Page 8 Business Winstone and Content Creation Winstone 2002
    Page 9 SiSoft SANDRA 2001 and Quake 3 Arena
    Page 10 Value and Conclusion


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