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The DFI AK70
AMD Athlon mainboard
Wednesday, May 31, 2000
Additional features (continued)
Additional features of the DFI AK70 include: Wake on LAN, Wake on Modem Ring, PS2 connectors for mice and keyboards, 2 USB ports, and RX/TX connectors for infrared functionality. Hardware monitoring of fan speed, and CPU temperature is also provided as a standard feature on this PC99-compliant motherboard. Finally, it must be mentioned that this board's Southbridge is none other than the AMD 756, so the "Super Bypass" function is supported. If you'll recall, this function permits better performance at the risk of a loss in stability - so be forewarned before employing it.
Below, a photo of the DFI AK70
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Installation
Since there are no jumpers to position, installation of the AK70 consists of placing it in a casing, plugging in all the cables, turning it on, and making a quick pass through the BIOS to make any necessary adjustments.
The software Bundle
The installation CD contains patches for the AMD chipset, and an electronic version of the user's manual.
Next: The test results.
| | CPU Supported | | AMD Athlon™ processor 500MHz and faster |
| | Memory | 3 DIMM sockets
max. 768MB (unbuffered)
Supports PC 100 SDRAM and ECC |
| PCI IDE | | Dual PIO mode 3/4 EIDE channels up to 4 IDE devices | | UltraDMA/66 transfer rate up to 66MB/sec |
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| Super I/O | 2 x NS16C550A compatible UARTs
1 x SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port |
| External Connectors | | 2 x USB, 2 x DB-9, 1x DB-25, 1x PS/2 Mouse, 1 x PS/2 Keyboard |
| Internal Connectors | | 1x IrDA, 2 x external USB, 2 x IDE, 1x Floppy, 1 x ATX power, 3 x fan, 1 x WOR |
| Power Management | | Wake-on events: RTC/Modem |
| Hardware Monitor | | System, Processor temperature |
| Expansion Slots | 1 AGP slot
5 PCI slots
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| Form Factors | ATX, 4 layers
30 cm x 21 cm
12.0 inch. x 8.2 inch. |
All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice |
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