| Manufacturer | ABIT | ASUS | Gigabyte |
| Website | www.abit.com.tw | www.asus.com.tw | www.gigabyte.com.tw |
| Model | ABIT AA8-DuraMax | Asus P5AD2 Premium | 8ANXP-D |
| Revision | 1.0 | Rev. 1.02 | 1.0 |
| BIOS Version | AA8_13.B00 (06/02/2004) | 1005 BETA 002 (07/13/2004) | M5 (06/25/2004) |
| Form Factor / Size | 30.5 cm x 24.5cm | 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm | 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm |
| Power Connector | 24-Pin, 4-Pin | 24-Pin, 4-Pin | 24-Pin, 4-Pin |
| Chipset | |||
| CPU Support | Pentium 4 (Socket 775) | Pentium (Socket 775) | Pentium (Socket 775) |
| CPU Clock (2200/2000 MHz) | n/a MHz | n/a MHz | n/a MHz |
| FSB Clock (200 MHz) | n/a MHz | n/a MHz | n/a MHz |
| Northbridge | Intel 925X NG8925X - SL7LZ - L419A389 |
Intel 925X NG8925X - SL7LZ - L420A251 |
Intel 925X NG88ADW L415A335 QF99 ES |
| Southbridge | Intel ICH6R (FW82801R) SL79N (Final) RAID |
Intel ICH6R (FW82801R) Raid |
Intel ICH6R (FW82801R) FW82801FR F4170079 QF89 ES Raid |
| Memory | |||
| Memory Type | DDR2 SDRAM | DDR2 SDRAM | DDR2 SDRAM |
| Memory Speed(s) | 533/400 | 400, 533, 600 | 400, 533 |
| Memory Modes | Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel, Single-Channel | Dual-Channel |
| Memory Timings | 4.0-4-4-12 (SPD) | 4.0-4-4-12 (SPD) | 4.0-4-4-12 (SPD) |
| Memory Sockets | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Maximum RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| ECC / Registered Memory | no | yes / no | Yes/no |
| System Components | |||
| Piezo PC Speaker | no | no | no |
| PCIE Card Lock | yes | yes | yes |
| Northbridge Fan | yes | no | yes (detachable fan w/ blue LEDs) |
| 4-Pin CPU FAN Headers | yes | yes | yes |
| FAN Headers | CPU,NB,SYS,AUX1,AUX2 | 1x CPU, 2x System | 1x CPU, 3x System |
| Voltage Regulators | 4-Phase | 3-Phase | 8-Phase (w/ U-Plus DPS) |
| I/O Components | |||
| Mass Storage Controller | Intel ICH6R | Intel ICH6R | Intel ICH6R |
| Raid | Raid | RAID | |
| Storage Ports | 4x SATA 150, 1x Ultra ATA 100 | 4x SATA 150, 1x Ultra 100 | 4x SATA 150, 1x Ultra ATA/100, |
| Secondary Mass Storage Controller | Silicon Image | Silicon Image | |
| Sil3114CT176 | Sil3114CT176 | ||
| RAID Support | Raid Mode 0, 1, 0+1, 5 | RAID Mode 0, 1, 0+1 | |
| Secondary Storage Ports | 4x SATA 150, 2x Ultra 133 | 4x SATA 150 | |
| Floppy Controller | yes | yes | yes |
| Primary Network Controller | Realtek RTL8110S Gbit | Marvell 88E8053 (PCIE) 1GBit | Broadcom BCM5751KFB (PCIE) 1GBit |
| Secondary Network Controller | Marvell 88E8053 (PCIE) 1GBit | Marvell 88E8001 (PCI) 1 GBit | |
| Parallel | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serial (integrated / additional) | 1/0 | 1 / 1 | 1/0 |
| USB Ports (integrated / additional) | 4/4 | 4 / 4 | 4/7 |
| Firewire | Texas Instruments TI 1394a | Texas Instruments TI 1394b | Texas Instruments TI 1394b |
| Ports (integrated / additional) | 1/2 | 1x a / 2x b | 3x b |
| Game Port | no | 1 | no |
| IR Connector | no | no | yes |
| Expansion Components | |||
| PCI Slots (32 Bit) | 2x 32 bit (PCI 2.3) | 3 | 2x 32 Bit (PCI 2.3) |
| PCI Express (16 lines) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PCI Express (1 lines) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Features | |||
| Chassis Intrusion Detection | no | no | footprint |
| Temperature Monitoring | CPU,SYS,PWM1,PWM2 | yes | CPU |
| Fan Monitoring | CPU,NB,SYS,AUX1,AUX2 | yes | CPU, Chassis, Power |
| Smart/Manual Fan Control | ABIT FAN EQ | yes / yes | CPU/ NB Smart Fan |
| Voltage Monitoring | CPU Vcore, DDR, DDR VTT, NB, NB 2.5, FSB VTT, +12V, +5V, +3.3V, +5VSB | yes | Vcore,DDR18V, 3.3V, 12V |
| Power-Up on... | "Schedule, Keyboard, Mouse, LAN, Modem" | LAN, Modem, PCI, Time, Keyboard | Schedule, Keyboard, PME, Ring |
| Power-Up after Power Loss | off, on, last state | off, on, last state | Sof- off, Full-On, Memory |
| Other Features | Softmenu | ASUS Stack Cool ASUS Noiseless Fan Design |
U-Plus DPS(8 Phase) Four Blue CID LED/Heat Pipe 6 DDR2 Socket DualBIOS EasyTune 5 M.I.T C.I.A.2 S.O.S. Xpress3 Download Center C.O.M. |
| On-Board Audio | |||
| Type | Intel ® High Definition Audio | HD Audio | Intel ® High Definition Audio |
| Chip | Realtek ALC880 | C-Media CMI9880 | Realtek ALC880 |
| Surround Support | 7.1 Channel Audio | 7.1 Channel Audio | 7.1 Cannel Audio |
| Jackets | MIC-In, Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (F-SUR), Line-Out (Center & Subwoofer), Line-Our (R-SUR), S/PDIF IN, S/PDIF OUT | Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (center & subwoofer ch.), Line-Our (rear ch.), SPDIF coaxial output, SPDIF optical output | Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (center & subwoofer ch.), Line-Out (rear ch.), SPDIF coaxial input and output |
| onBoard Connectors | CD-In | CD-In, Azalia Front Audio Panel | |
| BIOS Details | |||
| Type | Phoenix | AMI | Award |
| Version / Date | AA8_13.B00 (06/02/2004) | 1005 BETA 002 (07/13/2004) | M5 (06/25/2004) |
| Update via | DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows | DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows | DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows |
| Special Features | "ABIT Guru Clock ABIT OC Guru ABIT EQ , ABIT Audio EQ ABIT Flash Menu ABIT Black Box" | "Asus Non-Delay-Overclocking SystemAsus Post Reporter Asus Q-Fan2 Asus CrashFree BIOS 2 Asus Multi-language BIOS Asus MyLogo2" | "GIGABYTE DualBIOS GIGABYTE @BIOS GIGABYTE QFlash GIGABYTE Multi-language BIOS" |
| overclocking recovery | |||
| Configuration | |||
| Setup via | BIOS, Windows Tool | Bios, Windows Tool | Bios, Windows Tool |
| FSB Frequency Range / Steps | 100~400 MHz / 1 MHz | 100 - 400 / 1 MHz | 100 - 355 / 1 MHz |
| Memory Frequencies | 400/533 MHz | 400/533/600 MHz | 400/533 MHz |
| PCIE Frequencies | 50~255 MHz / 1MHz | 90 - 133 / 1 MHz | Auto |
| Asynchronous - Memory : FSB | yes | yes | yes |
| Asynchronous - PCI/PCIE : FSB | yes | yes | Auto |
| CPU Voltage | 1.3875~1.7375 / 0.025V | 1.3875 - 1.700 / 1.0025V | 1.6000 - 0.8375 / 0.0125V |
| Memory Voltage | 2.50~3.20 / 0.05V | 1.80 - 2.10 / 0.10 V | 1.80 - 2.10 / 0.10 V |
| Chipset Voltage | 1.5~2.05 / 0.05V | 1.50 - 1.60 / 0.10 V | 1.5-1.8/0.10V |
| FSB Termination Voltage | 1.20 - 1.40 / 0.20 V | 1.20-1-1.40/0.10V | |
| Additional Information | |||
| Model Variations | "AA8-3rd Eye AA8-DuraMAX" | P5AD2 Premium, P5AD2 Deluxe | 8I925X-G |
| all Add-Ons from the Motherboard BOX | |||
| Book | 1x Board, 1x RAID | 1x Board, 1x RAID | 1x Board, 1x RAID |
| Board I/O-Shid | yes | yes | yes |
| Cables | 4 x SATA 150 1 x UDMA 133 1 x Floppy |
10 x SATA 150 4 x SATA 2x Port Power 2 x UDMA 133 1 x UDMA 66 1 x Floppy |
4 x SATA 150 1 x UDMA 133 1 x Floppy 1 x SATA 2x Port Power |
| Slots | 2 x USB 2.0 / 1x Firewire a and b | 2 x USB 2.0 / 1 x Game 2 x Firewire b / 1 x RJ-45 1 x COM 2 x SATA 150 / 1 x 4-pin Power |
3 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0 / 1x Firewire a and b |
| Add on | 3 x jumper 1 x WLAN Antenna |
1 x Northbride FAN 1 x WLAN PCI-Card b/g 1 x WLAN Slot-Blände (kein) 1 x U-Plus DSP Card |
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| Included Software | 1 x Driver Diskette 1 x Driver CD |
1 x Driver CD 1 x DVD-Player Software - WinDVD 5 Platinum 6Ch - WinDVD Creator Platinum2 - WinRIP 2 1 x Software CD - PC Cillin Antivirus 2002 - Winbond Voice Editor - Marvell Yakon VCT Application |
1 x Driver / Software CD - Norton AntiVirus - Norton Personal Firewall - Norton Privacy Control - Norton Spam Alert - Norton Parental Control |
| Other | 1 x ASUS Sticker 1 x Board overview Sticker 1 x Board versions Info 1 x Handbook WiFi-g (WLAN) |
1 x Gigabyte Sticker 1 x Qucikguide 8Sigma CD Driver;Chipset/Serial-ATA/RAID/Netrwor/Audio Drivers Norton/DirecrX/Adobe Acrobat Reader/Easy Tune5/GIGABYTE C.O.M. FDD;IDE;SATA;SATA Power Cable ;1395b;USB;IO Shield;U-Plus DPS Clip; GN-WPKG;U-Plus DPS;Detachable NB fan;CPU Protective Cover |
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