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The Biostar's is built on a compact red PCB measuring just 30.5 by 19.9cm, the M7NCD will even fit in some of the larger microATX cases.
Based on nVidia's nForce 400 chipset, the board supports Socket A processors with 266, 333 and 400MHz FSB speeds (up to the Athlon XP 3200+) and has a maximum memory capacity of 2GB of 266, 333 or 400MHz DDR_SDRAM depending on the processor.
Despite its compact size, the memory locking latches don't obscure the AGP slot, which is quite an achievement considering there are five PCI slots and a CNR slot.
Although the board's not loaded down with features it does have integrated LAN, controlled by a Realtek 10/100 Base-T RTL8201BL NIC, plus 5.1 audio support.
Biostar has bundled some useful utilities with the board.
StudioFun is a media player that supports DVD, VCD, MP3 and audio CD playback. Win-Flasher is a Windows based BIOS upgrade utility. Watch-Dog reboots your system should you be too zealous in overclocking the board. 9th Touch offers a keyboard-based utility that lets you choose which device to boot from, and CPUSavior monitors the temperature of the CPU and shuts it down if it begins to overheat, for example in case of fan failure.
Biostar's M7NCD-A02 board is ideal for those on a limited budget who want a no frills board that's easy to set up.
Contact: Dabs.com
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Specifications:
- Form factor Small ATX
- CPU socket Socket A Northbridge nVidia nForce2 400
- Memory supported Maximum 2GB (PC1600, 2100, 2700, 3200)
- PCI slots 5
- I/O ports 2 x PS/2, 2 x serial, 1 x parallel, 4 x USB 2.0, 3 x audio, 1 x LAN
- Cables supplied 80-conductor E-IDE, floppy disk drive
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