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Motherboard Info...

Every PC has a Motherboard a.k.a. System Board. This is the main (PCB) printed circuit board with sockets for other PC Components and Peripheral Components. Motherboard were AT style, we currently use ATX style Motherboards. Next rendition, according to Intel, will be BTX style.

1. ASUS: (Athlon)
2. Gigabyte: MotherBoards we've utilized...
   1. GA-K8NS Ultra-939 - nForce3 Ultra chipset - Athlon64/ 64 FX
   2. GA-7N400 Pro2: AMD Athlon XP
   3. GA-8KNXP (Rev 2.0): (Intel CPU)
   4. GA-8IEXP - (Intel CPU)
   5. GA-7VAXP Ultra - (Athlon) Serial ATA
   6. GA-7VAXP - (Athlon) FireWire [USB & FireWire Bootable]
   7. GA-7VRXP - (Athlon) RAID & USB 2
   8. GA-7VTX H+ - (Athlon, KT266 Chipset)
3. MSI:
   1. K7T 266 PRO(MS-6380) (Athlon)

And - Motherboards we've used or considered @ our PC Build Or Buy Sessions: 

1. Intel Motherboard Selector Guide: (2/17/2004).

   1. Build Your Own PC Information and Tools To Help You Build An Intel P4 Processor-Based System:

2. ExtremeTech.com - NewCards To Usher In PCI Express In 2004: "PCI Express will make its formal debut next year, together with yet another new I/O card format for the PC, "NewCard"." (2/22/2003)

3. DigiTimes.com - First-tier mobo makers to see February shipments drop by 13-18%, investment firms predict: "...motherboard manufacturers may see gross margins falling further, as the delay of K8-core Athlon 64 processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will force board makers to move production to Pentium 4 products, which have already begun delivering only a rather small margin." (2/14/2003).

   First-tier mobo makers shipment forecasts for January and February 2003 (thousand units)
   	Goldman Sachs		SSB		CSFB
   	January	February	January	February	January	February
   Asustek	1,620	1,500-1,550	1,550	1,500	1,600-1,650	1,356-1,398
   ECS	1,800-1,900	1,500-1,600	1,875	1,500	1,850	1,550
   MSI	1,300	1,000-1,100	1,400	1,000	1,300-1,350	1,200
   Gigabyte	1,200	950	1,300	1,000	1,300	1,150

   Source: investment firms, compiled by DigiTimes, February 2003.

   1. Number of MotherBoards sold in 2000.

    
4. giga-byte.com: RAID-->ATA133 IDE controller (2/12/2003).
5. giga-byte.com:  GA-7VAXP: Via KT400 Chipset featuring AGP 8x; ATA/133 RAID & FireWire (9/16/2002).
   • Memory: GA-8SG667 DDR400 (PC3200) recommended memory modules list (9/16/2002).
6. GigaByte.com.tw:  Face-Wizardsup™-sup: Change your Giga-Byte Motherboard Bios Bootup Screen Logo (7/4/2002).
7. From Racy Sanford: AOpen AX4B-533Tube Data Sheet Page (6/3/2002).
8. Intel Desktop Boards General Information: Bios Splash Screen Utility + ATX Specs.
9. www.upgradingandrepairingpcs.com:  BIOS & CMOS - Why Does the Computer Manufacturer's Logo Appear When I Boot My PC? Plus, C:\WINDOWS\LOGOW.SYS and C:\WINDOWS\LOGOS.SYS

   Or... Could be a custom Bios Boot Logo!

10. Number of MotherBoards sold in 2000: See below "Kilroy Was Here!" 

    Number of MotherBoards sold in 2000
    1	ASUS	13,950,000
    2	Gigabyte	9,800,000
    3	MSI	9,000,000
    4	ECS	7,600,000
    5	ABIT	2,400,00
    6	DFI	2,360,000
    7	CHAINTECH	1,760,000
    8	BIOSTAR	1,610,000
    9	EPOX	1,500,000

     

11. AMD.com: Press Releases - AMD Athlon™ MP processor 1900+ and the AMD-760™ MPX chipset (12/12/01).

These M/B's listed below are from the above Press Release by AMD.

ASUS - A7M266-D: Dual Socket A motherboard featuring the AMD-760™ MPX chipset.

GigaByte - GA-7DPXDW: Features AMD-760 MPX chipset; 66MHz/64-bit/32-bit PCI bus slots; four DDR module slots, three PCI 32/33, IDE RAID, and 10/100 LAN.

ABIT - WA-2A: Features AMD-760 MPX chipset offers extended performance through support of 66MHz/64- and 32-bit PCI bus slots; onboard LAN and DDR memory support.

MSI - K7D Master-L: Features AMD-760 MPX chipset; AGP Pro slot, two additional 66MHz/64-bit PCI slots, and MSI’s exclusive D-LED and Live Driver.

Tyan - 1st M/B to utilize AMD Dual Processor chipset. We've steered clear of Tyan M/B's ever since we were burned by these products during a Special Build Session.