For me, an ABIT Motherboard delivers exceptional value with their products. I have used ABIT
motherboards for one of my servers for a number of years. The cost for a "Name brand"
server is prohibitive for the new or small business owner for the everyday
use that the power of a dual processor motherboard delivers. I currently have
an ABIT dual processor as my main server, it is running two PIII 1Ghz
processors. These are not XEON processors just the regular
desktop processors.
The ABIT dual processor motherboard has other features built in that you would
have to pay extra for on other dual processor motherboards. One of the features
that I feel is exceptional is the built in RAID array controller. It has the
High Point RAID array controller built into the motherboard, this controller as
a stand alone card would cost more that the motherboard. It also was one of the
first motherboards to incorporate the USB 2.0 standard, even my two year old
lap top doesn't have that!
This ABIT motherboard is not a dual processor board but with Hyper-Threading
capability it would be considered as fast as a dual processor mother board, with
the SATA drive raid, 2gig memory capacity, and built in graphics I would
consider this board for a replacement for my main server. As a small business
owner I think that this motherboard would server me just as well as a Xeon
processor motherboard at half the price.
Video:
Integrated SIS Mirage Graphics GPU high performance 256-bit 3D
engine and 2D Graphics Controller
LAN:
Integrated 10/100 PHY Ethernet Controller
Ports:
8x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear, 4 by headers)
2x PS/2 ports
1x Serial port
1x Parallel port;
1 x Floppy port (Supports upto 2.88MB)
1x VGA port
1x RJ45 LAN port
Audio I/O jacks
Form Factor:
Micro ATX, 24.4 x 24.4 cm
RoHS Compliant
Support offerings:
Online support for manuals, bois upgrades, and device drivers.
One year warranty for most ABIT products. All returns must go though the reseller where item was purchased.
Because ABIT does not do an exchange or repair of your mother board I would give their support a 7 out of 10.
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