EPoX EP-8KTA3+ RAID socket A VIA KT133A
Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Introduction
As its name indicates, the EPoX EP-8KTA3+ RAID is the RAID-enabled variation of the EP-8KTA3 motherboard. As such, it comes with all the functionality of the latter, along with the addition of a Highpoint HP370 RAID controller. Otherwise, very little distinguishes one board from the other, and both possess essentially the same Overclocking features. Let's take a look at this, the last generation of the EP-8KTA family.
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Hardware Characteristics of the EPoX EP-8KTA3+ RAID
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CPU
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Supports Socket A Processors. AMD Athlon & Duron.
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Chipset
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VIA KT133A VT8363A + VT82C686B
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Form factor
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ATX - 30.5cm X 24.5cm
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Expansion
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6 PCI - 1 ISA - 0 AMR - 1 AGP - 4 USB
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Memory
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4X 168-pins DIMM SDRAM 1.5Gb PC133
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FSB
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100/102/104/106/107/108/109/110/111/112/113/114/116/118/
120/124/127/130/133/136/140/145/150/155/160 and 166Mhz
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Vcore adj.
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-0.1vdc tp +0.1 in .025v increments
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Vio adj.
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+ 0.1vdc to + 0.035vdc in .05v increment.
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Audio chipset
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embeded into the VT82C686B chipset
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Configuration
Configuration of the EP-8KTA3+ RAID is performed primarily from within the BIOS, as only a single jumper relates to the configuration of the CPU. To that end, JP5 can be used to set the FSB to 100MHz or 133MHz. All other adjustments are performed in the BIOS, under the "Frequency/Voltage Control" menu.
Once inside the "Frequency/Voltage Control" menu, users will be surprised to find just about every Overclocking function under the sun.
The FSB, for its part can be set to any of the following frequencies: 100/102/104/106/108/110/111/112/113/114/116/118/120, or 133MHz when JP5 is set to 100MHz or 124/127/130/133/136/140/145/150/160, or 166MHz when JP5 is set for 133MHz.
The CPU's clock multiplier can be set to a value ranging from 6.5X to 15X.
The Vio and Vcore voltages can be set to the values indicated in the table above.
Like the 8KTA3 before it, the 8KTA3+ RAID's AGP voltage can be augmented by between +0.1v to +0.5v, in steps of 0.1vdc.
Finally, the EP-8KTA3+ RAID is gifted with an independent memory bus that allows the memory to be set to 100MHz or 133MHz.
Next: Technical details.
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