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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