Review- FIC AN11

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Review by Edward Chang, call sign: Big_E

May 10, 2002

FIC AN11 Stealth Features:

KT266A Technology

Processor

AMD Duron™ Socket A 600~1.2GHz@200MHz FSB

AMD Athlon™ Socket A 700MHz~1.4GHz@200MHz FSB

AMD Athlon™ Socket A 1GHz~1.4GHz@266MHz FSB

AMD Athlon™ XP Socket A 1500+~2200+@266MHz FSB

Chipset

VIA KT266A & 8233 chipset

Memory

3 DDR DIMM; up to 3GB PC2100+ DDR-SDRAM

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Onboard Audio

Integrated audio in the VIA 8233 (Audio could be disabled via BIOS)

Onboard I/O Connectors

2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 1 PS/2 mouse and keyboard connector, 2 USB conectors + 1 USB front pin-header supports 2 devices, 1 media connector (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in, Game port)

Onboard PCI IDE

2 dual-channeled enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE connectors

Ultra DMA 33/66/100

Onboard IDE RAID

Promise RAID 0,1 support or dual Ultra DMA 100

Expansion Slots

1 AGP (4X), 5 PCI, 1 ACR

BIOS

ACPI 1.0B, APM 1.2, PnP 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, DMI 2.0 , WfM 2.0 , Smart for HDD, USB 1.1, PC99, PCI 2.2,Y2K compliant

Form Factor

ATX: 9.8" x 12"

Protection & Managment

ACPI ready(STD)
CPU Voltage and Multiplier switches (Voltage select range of 1.475 to 1.85 volts and only enabling or disabling of CPU ratio-unlock via jumper).
CPU frequency / FSB adjustment via BIOS (133, 138, 140, 144, 147, 150, 154, 166 MHz)
Hardware Monitoring: Temperature/ Voltage/ System fan control monitoring
Hardware based intelligent anti-virus protection Auto Power Failure Recovery
WOL / WOR
Keyboard/Mouse wake up
NOVUS*: Clockometer, Overclock Partner, Hot Key, Logo Genie, BIOS Guardian, and

*According to FIC, NOVUS, which stands for InNOVation for USers, is a selection of new motherboard features packaged together to assist in the installation of the motherboard and with system set-up. The incorporation of NOVUS features will see an increase in the reliability and maintainability of your new 1stMainboard, while decreasing inconvenient computer down-time. (Please do not confuse the NOVUS motherboard features with the NOVUS Club).

What's Included:

1 motherboard
1 manual
1 CD-PRO
1 CD-Plus
2 ATA100 Cable, 1 ATA33 IDE Cable, 1 FDD Cable, and 1 USB add-on

FIC retains a traditional box package color scheme.

Installation:

Motherboard installation is a precise process. Carefully insert the motherboard into the case and align the holes on the motherboard over the screw holes in the case. Screw screws into those holes so that the board is stable in the case (It is recommended you use red insulation pads). Then, using the motherboard manual for guidance, plug case wires onto the according pin. Install other components and it's ready to fly.

Let's compare the KT266A with other DDR chipsets that support AMD processors.

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