The Abit TH7 RAID Pentium 4 mainboard
Friday, June 29, 2001
Introduction
Abit, one of the most active manufacturers in market, recently sent us a sample of their latest motherboard for the Intel platform - the TH7 (RAID edition). The TH7 is based on the i850 chipset, and takes it lead from the Intel D850GB Pentium 4 reference board. Only a slight lead however, as the TH7 has quite a few of its own tricks to share. These include the SoftMenu BIOS system, an integrated RAID controller, and a diagnostic panel - all of which combines to form a much different beast than the D850GB. Let's say we take a look.
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Characterisitics of the Abit TH7 Pentium 4
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CPU
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Supports Intel Pentium¨ 4 Socket 423 based processor
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Chipset
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Intel(R) 850 chipset. 82850/82801BA/82802AB
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Form factor
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ATX
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Expansion
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5 PCI - 0 ISA - 1 CNR - 1 AGP - 3 USB
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Memory
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4 socket SRIMM de 184-pins 2Gb RDRAM PC600 ou PC800
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FSB
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90Mhz, 100Mhz, 103Mhz, 105Mhz, 108Mhz, 110Mhz, 112Mhz, 115Mhz, 118Mhz, 120Mhz, 122Mhz, 125Mhz, 130Mhz, 133Mhz, 136Mhz, 138Mhz, 140Mhz 142Mhz, 144Mhz, 145Mhz, 148Mhz, 150Mhz, 152Mhz, 154Mhz, 156Mhz
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Vcore adj.
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1.1v to 1.825v in steps of 0.025v
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Vio adj.
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NA
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Audio chipset
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embeded into the chipset ICH2
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Configuration
Configuration of the TH7 is a totally jumperless affair. Not a single jumper relates to the configuration of the CPU.
Unlike the Intel DB850GB, the Abit TH7 allows users to change the FSB setting, the clock multiplier, and/or the processor's Vcore voltage, all by using the SoftMenu BIOS system.
That said, no options are provided that would allow user's to adjust memory timing.
One final BIOS option worth mentioning is the ability to deactivate the integrated RAID controller.
Suite: Technical details
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