Good things do come in small packages. The K8M800-M7A Micro ATX board from Biostar is a great board to upgrade your older system. Since the back panel layout is one of the original standards you may not have to change the shield. You can use your old DDR memory and Socket 754 processor. The S3 UniChrome Pro IGP can be supplanted by an AGP 4X/8X card if you've got one.
All the usual items are included on the motherboard, 3 PCI slots, 6 USB ports (2 rear, 4 front header), 6 channel audio and Fast Ethernet. You can attach up to 4 PATA drives and 2 SATA drives. The SATA controller supports RAID 0 and 1.
Biostar once again offers great value for your motherboard dollar, with a board that'll help an older system along or provide a great base for an economical build. Take a look!
Good things do come in small packages. The K8M800-M7A Micro ATX board from Biostar is a great board to upgrade your older system. Since the back panel layout is one of the original standards you may not have to change the shield. You can use your old DDR memory and Socket 754 processor. The S3 UniChrome Pro IGP can be supplanted by an AGP 4X/8X card if you've got one.
All the usual items are included on the motherboard, 3 PCI slots, 6 USB ports (2 rear, 4 front header), 6 channel audio and Fast Ethernet. You can attach up to 4 PATA drives and 2 SATA drives. The SATA controller supports RAID 0 and 1.
Biostar once again offers great value for your motherboard dollar, with a board that'll help an older system along or provide a great base for an economical build. Take a look!
VIA K8M800+VT8237R ChipsetThe VIA K8M800 is the world's first chipset for the AMD64 platform to feature an Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP) and an unparalleled range of cutting edge I/O and multimedia functions. Consumers and business users alike enjoy an exceptional graphics experience while unleashing the full performance potential of the AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron processors.
Powerful WarpSpeeder TechnologyBIOSTAR's WarpSpeeder technology refers to the powerful control panel featuring the user-friendly Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager and Hardware Monitor for easy adjustments of the CPU frequency, CPU core voltage and Memory voltage, among others. Plus the cool Hardware Monitor cleverly indicates temperatures, voltages, CPU fan speeds as well as chipset information.
Serial ATA with RAIDThe revolutionary Serial ATA interface provides scalable performance for storage devices. SATA technology enables easy-to-install, high-performance and low-power hard drives. Two SATA ports support RAID 0 and RAID 1 for better performance or enhanced data security.
AGP 8X SupportThe BIOSTAR K8M800-M7A motherboard features a highly flexible and scalable architecture with an external AGP 8X port for optional graphics card upgrades. With double the bandwidth of AGP 4X, the AGP 8X video card slot produces smoother video streaming and faster, seamless gameplay.
Onboard LAN SupportThe BIOSTAR K8M800-M7A provides an onboard 10/100Mbps solution for your network or broadband connection without having to buy an extra LAN card.