Foxconn 925A01-8EKRS2
It has been about eight weeks since Intel officially launched their i925X (Alderwood) and i915 (Grantsdale) chipsets, and their new LGA775 "pinless" Pentium 4 processors. Since the launch, we've taken a look at two i925X based motherboards from Abit and Asus (seen here), and we had tested Intel's own D925XCV motherboard in our launch article. These three motherboards all worked well, and offered their own somewhat unique take on the i925X. Intel's board made for a good reference platform, Abit's AA8 DuraMAX was a competitively priced, overclocker friendly board, and the Asus P5AD2 Premium was chock-full of technological "bells and whistles". Today, we're going to take a look at Foxconn's take on the i925X chipset, the 925A01-8EKRS2. The 925A01-8EKRS2 is a very feature-rich motherboard that takes full advantage of all of the i925X chipset's inherent capabilities. This board has Gigabit Ethernet, Intel 7.1 channel High-Definition audio, SATA RAID, PCI Express, and the list goes on. It's also priced fairly aggressively and turned out to be a respectable overclocker.
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| Processor •_Intel Pentium 4, Socket 775, 800MHz FSB •_Fully supports Intel "Prescott" processors •_Intel Hyper-Threading Technology supported Chipset •_Intel 925X Express + ICH6R Memory •_Dual channel, unbuffered, 1.8V DDR2-400/533 w/ or w/o ECC; (4) 240-pin DIMM sockets, max 4GB •_Supports Intel Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT) Graphics •_Discrete (non-integrated) - use expansion slot Expansion Slots •_1 x PCI Express x16 •_3 x PCI Express x1 •_2 x PCI IDE •_1 x ATA/100 •_4 x SATA/150 (w/ RAID) Audio •_Integrated, 7.1 channel High Definition, including front audio and S/PDIF headers (Realtek) LAN •_Integrated Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) controller (Realtek) IEEE-1394 •_Integrated (VIA), 1 x rear + 1 x front I/O header |
Rear Panel •_1 x PS/2 keyboard •_1 x PS/2 mouse •_1 x RJ45 (LAN) •_4 x USB 2.0 •_1 x line-in/line-out/mic (audio) •_Additional line-out for 7.1 channel Intel High Definition audio •_1 x parallel (SPP/ECP/EPP) •_2 x COM (16550-compatible UART) •_1 x IEEE-1394 Internal •_1 x floppy disk drive •_2 x USB 2.0 headers (supports 4 ports) •_1 x IEEE-1394 header •_Front audio header BIOS •_4Mb flash EEPROM w/ LAN boot, PnP, ACPI, WfM, DMI 2.0 Features •_Wake-on-LAN (WOL), suspend-to-RAM (STR), suspend-to-disk (STD) •_SuperUtilities - SuperBoot, SuperBIOS-Protect, SuperRecovery, SuperSpeed, SuperStep, SuperLogo, and SuperUpdate Accessories •_Support CD, user manual •_1 x floppy drive cable, 1 x ATA/100 cable, 4 x SATA data cables, 2 x SATA power cables (supports 4 drives) •_Rear I/O shield •_RAID driver floppy disk Form Factor •_ATX, 12.0" x 9.6" or less - see User Manual |
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Foxconn has taken a "no-nonsense" approach to the 925A01-8EKRS2's accessory bundle. Included with the board itself, we found two well-written user's manuals; one detailing all aspects of the motherboard, the other focusing on the board's Serial ATA RAID capabilities. A fairly large quick-reference poster, which spotlights and labels all of the 925A01-8EKRS2's major components, was included as well, along with a driver / utility CD and a floppy disk containing Intel ICH6R RAID drivers. Foxconn also provided an S/PDIF bracket, a dual-USB bracket and a custom I/O shield. Lastly we found an assortment of cables, including two SATA data cables, a Molex-to-Dual SATA power connector splitter, a standard floppy cable and an 80-Wire Ultra ATA IDE cable. Definitely not the most serried accessory bundle, but all of the necessities are there.
