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Chronical
06-12-01, 02:08 AM
On abit's website it says it was launched May 29th. When can I buy one?
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[ KG7-RAID] - AMD Socket A Based ATXMainboard Four PC1600/PC2100 DDR DRAM & RAID 0,1,1/0 SoftMenuTMIII Technology
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ABIT's highly anticipated Socket A motherboard has arrived. With Four PC1600/PC2100 DDR DRAM, 1 AGP, and 6 PCI, the KG7-RAID has everything you could want in a top-of-the-line mainboard. If that isn't enough, add in Ultra DMA 100 support, 200/266 MHz FSB Processor support and ABIT's SoftMenuTM III. Your demands were heard, met and then surpassed with the KG7-RAID.
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[ Specifications ]

CPU
1.Support AMD Athlon 700MHz ~ 1.33GHz or future Socket A Processors based on 200/266 MHz(100MHz/133MHz Double Data Rate)
2.Support AMD Duron 600MHz ~ 950 MHz or future Socket A Processors based on 200 MHz
(100MHz Double Data Rate)

Chipset
1.AMD761/VIA 686B
2.Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 IDE protocol
3.Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
4.Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 2X(3.3V)and 4X(1.5V)mode (Sideband) device
5.Supports200/266 MHz (100MHz/133MHz Double Data Rate) Memory Bus Settings

Ultra DMA 100/RAID
1.High Point HTP370 IDE Controller
2.Ultra DMA 100MB/Sec data transfer rate
3.RAID 0(stripping mode for boosting performance)
4.RAID 1 (mirroring mode for data security)
5.RAID 0 +1(stripping and mirroring)

Memory
1. Four 184-pin DIMM sockets support PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM module
( 2 unbuffered and 4 Registered DIMM )
2. Supports up to 4 GB MAX. ( 64, 128, 256, 512,1024 MB DDR SDRAM)

System BIOS
1. SoftMenuTM III Technology to set CPU parameters
2. Supports Plug-and-Play (PNP)
3. Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)
4. Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
5.Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS

Multi I/O Functions
1.Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
2.Two Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66/100 devices
3.Two Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66/100(RAID 0/1/10).
4.Built-in Standard /EPP/ECP parallel port connector
5.Two built-in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port connectors
6.Built-in PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse port connectors
7.On board USB header for two extra USB channels

Miscellaneous
1. ATX form factor
2. 1 AGP slot, 6 PCI slots.
3. Hardware monitoring - Including Fan speed, Voltages, System environment temperature
4.Built-in Wake on LAN/Wake on Modem
5. Built-in IrDA TX/RX header

UnseenMenace
06-12-01, 04:00 AM
There appears to be minor problems with the KG7A which anyone considering buying this board should be aware of such as this report

Looking at the Abit KG7? Want those four memory slots? Thinking about buying three or four sticks for it ahead of time (or already have) for it?You may be looking at (or bought) the wrong kind of RAM. (http://www.overclockers.com/tips500/)

Thiis is also being debated in this Forum (http://forums.overclockers.ws/forums/UltraBoard.cgi?action=Read&BID=4&TID=9726&P=1&SID=110568#ID6)

Me
06-12-01, 10:40 AM
Maestro (Jun 12, 2001 03:19 a.m.):
Join the crowd on wanting one :) I am a bit miffed they ditched the ISA slot on the new KG7 though. The difference between the KT7 and KG7 is DDR and NO ISA slot and 1.5 gig of RAM vs 4 gig :) Who is going to use 4 gig of RAM ? I would wait till they come out with a the Dualie Mobo and get a KT7 :) I will buy one for the shop and test it :)

Maestro
Actually the KG7 runs on the Amd 760 chipset which beats the kt7a that run on the Via KT-133A Chipset which is slower.