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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
With the excellent features inherited from previous ASRock products, the Intel 945P-based ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 motherboard delivers a simple but easy to digest upgrade path for the consumers looking to upgrade to a Core 2 Duo processor, and also Intel’s vaunted lineup of LGA 775 processors. With more than a few feature enhancements on ASRock's part, this budget Core 2 ready motherboard is just what the doctor ordered.
This feature-rich board includes a standard PCI Express x 16 slot in addition to an AGI Express slot for the installation of a 2nd PCI Express x 16 graphics card, or other PCI Express x4/x1 interface cards. 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors with Intel Matrix Storage Technology and RAID support are provided by the ICH7R with 2 additional external SATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATAII) included to satisfy even the most hardcore of storage demands. ASRock also incorporates Gigabit LAN, IEEE 1394 headers and 8-channel HD Audio into this motherboard to deliver an unparalleled digital experience.
Pros: IEEE-1394 (Firewire), PCI-E gigabit LAN, dual graphics including Crossfire, Conroe support, 4 DDR2 RAM slots, and on-board 7.1 audio for under $100? Sign me up! Has a 20-pin ATX power connector and 4-pin auxiliary ATX power connector, so you can use an older power supply that doesn't have the more modern 24-pin and/or 8-pin connectors.
Cons: AMI BIOS is terrible; offers few configurable options and very poor overclocking support. You can't adjust your Vcore at *all*. Spotty documentation doesn't have any descriptions of BIOS settings, but lots of info on setting up RAID. Has hard 300 MHz FSB wall, so a terrible overclocking board. Review at vr-zone.com has more details, but what they *don't* tell you is that for CPUs reporting 133 MHz (e.g. the very popular Pentium 805 D) this wall pops up at a mere 150 MHz FSB! Definitely not the board for anyone looking to overclock an 805 D. No rear IEEE-1394 port; you need to use a bracket in a PCI slot. (Not an issue for me since I'm not using the second PCI-E slot.)
Other Thoughts: Fantastic feature set and price point for anyone looking to run at stock speeds or a mild overclock. Most definitely not an overclocker's board due to low FSB overclock capabilities.
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It's ok
Reviewed By: romio on 8/11/2006
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Easy install. Cheap for my Core 2 6300. Cheap for board with good features. Did not need to update the mobo, recognized Core 2, ram was Corsair, used a leftover video card and was good to go. Took about 70 minutes to install everything into case and boot os. Installed 2 sata drives Raid 0, was a breeze.
Cons: Don't get it for overclocking. ESATA does not work at all on mine. Manual is a joke. Only page useful is the first page of mobo map.
Other Thoughts: Pretty good for the price and Asrock has a pretty decent rep. Check out the open stock items, I've seen some at dirt cheap prices here w/free shipping.
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I thing right now the cheapest Core 2 duo MB with ICH7R, Firewire, and PCI-E Gigabit LAN
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: - Great set of features - FireWire incorporated - RAID support - Gigabit Lan - eSATA - 4 DDRII slots up to 4GB - A lot if includded add-on hardware (cables, power wires, etc)
Cons: - no Video included for non gamers users. - Bios is kind of 'basic' - Front panel audio connector is very far from front pannel, my cable was not long enough to get the connector - If you use a PCIExpress x16 video Card, PCIE x1 slot will be unavailable because the card will cover it and there is no other PCIe x1 slot on this MOBO
Other Thoughts: Great performance with a Core2duo T6420 @2.13GHz, 512x2 Kingston Value RAM and 2 x WD 160GB SATAII in RAID-0 configuration.
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Is it worth it?
Reviewed By: Creedy on 6/27/2007
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Great mobo, supports xfire, can hook up alot of sata hardrives, use LGA 775 (woot for Core 2) and its CHEAP!!!
Cons: The manuel is very bad, the most usefull page was the map and Over clocking is hard(but is possible)
Other Thoughts: I've had this board for 5 months, i run two radeon 1900s off of it with no problem...well hafter a bios upgrade. dont really care to much for the boards color. All around a great board.
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Excellent Mainboard
Reviewed By: Grayeagle on 6/4/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: NOT Doa! Worked fine, eazy install. As with almost all boards I had to download the updated drivers(SATA2)to let XP recognize the HDD. It still(After 7 months) boots in less than a minute from PowerUP to production.
Cons: Rear i/o panel shield could be better, but it is sufficent.
Other Thoughts: I purchased the complete build from Newegg. I cannot comment on their customer service, because I haven't had to use it yet.(That says alot in my opinion) System assembled: ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQPE1A16K - Retail Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retail
It is extremely quick.
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Model
Brand
ASRock
Model
ConRoeXFire-eSATA2
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 775
CPU Type
Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium D / Celeron
FSB
1066/800MHz
Supported CPU Technologies
Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipsets
North Bridge
Intel 945P
South Bridge
Intel ICH7R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR2 667
Maximum Memory Supported
4GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16
1
PCI Express x1
1
PCI Slots
3
Other Slots
1x AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4)
Storage Devices
PATA
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s
4
SATA RAID
0/1/5/10 Matrix RAID
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC888
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek RTL8111B
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
2
COM
1
LPT
1
USB 1.1/2.0
2 x USB 2.0
eSATA
2 x eSATA 3Gb/s
Audio Ports
6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB
6 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394
2 x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions
12.0" x 8.6"
Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista
Power Pin
20 Pin
Packaging
Package Contents
ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 User Manual Driver Disk Rear I/O Panel Shield IDE/PATA Cable FDD Cable 4 x SATA Cable 2 x Power Cable HDMI_SPDIF Cable IEEE 1394 and USB Bracket
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
1 year limited
Labor
1 year limited
Introduction
With the excellent features inherited from previous ASRock products, the Intel 945P-based ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 motherboard delivers a simple but easy to digest upgrade path for the consumers looking to upgrade to a Core 2 Duo processor, and also Intel’s vaunted lineup of LGA 775 processors. With more than a few feature enhancements on ASRock's part, this budget Core 2 ready motherboard is just what the doctor ordered.
This feature-rich board includes a standard PCI Express x 16 slot in addition to an AGI Express slot for the installation of a 2nd PCI Express x 16 graphics card, or other PCI Express x4/x1 interface cards. 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors with Intel Matrix Storage Technology and RAID support are provided by the ICH7R with 2 additional external SATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATAII) included to satisfy even the most hardcore of storage demands. ASRock also incorporates Gigabit LAN, IEEE 1394 headers and 8-channel HD Audio into this motherboard to deliver an unparalleled digital experience.
Highlights
Intel 945P+ICH7R Chipset The Intel 945P Express Chipset delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR2 memory, 1066/800 MHz system bus and a PCI Express x16 graphics slot. In addition, the ICH7R provides PCI Express x4/x1 I/O ports, next generation Serial ATA with Intel Matrix Storage Technology and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity for the ultimate flexibility and expandability.
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Support This motherboard supports the next-generation LGA 775 Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) processors. Utilizing Intel's brand-new Core microarchitecture technology, the Intel Core 2 Duo processors are considered some of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
ATI CrossFire Technology Support With the additional AGI Express slot, the ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 supports a second PCI Express x16 graphics card and allows ATI CrossFire multi VPU technology to be enabled on two CrossFire-ready graphics card.
SATA 3Gb/s with External Connector The ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 is SATA 3Gb/s ready - the super fast data transfer standard has been applied to all four internal SATA connectors as well as the two easy-access external connectors on the rear I/O panel with "Hot Plug" functionality.
HDMI Interface Ready The ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 is designed with the exciting new HDMI_SPDIF header to provide S/PDIF audio output to a separate HDMI video card which in turn allows the system to connect to external HDMI Digital TVs, projectors or LCD devices.
Reviewed By: Therax on 7/15/2006
Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day
