VIA VPSD P4PB 400
Stephen Cooper, August 1st, 2002
..:: Introduction ::..
In our first experiences with a VPSD motherboard, we were highly enthused with the plethora of features offered up by the board for the price, along with the performance and shear stability. VIA’s Platform Solutions Division is quickly moving up the ranks in the high performance market, and since it is a product of VIA, they are always first out with the latest chipset support. Our last look at a VPSD board was the P4X266A powered P4PA. Since then, VIA has released two new chipsets, one which never really made it into full production, that being the P4X333. Advances made by VIA allowed them to manufacturer a slightly newer version of the P4X333 offering features such as AGP 8X, and support for DDR400 RAM, along with several other features we will be taking a look at a little later. Today, we’ll be taking a good look at VIA’s own P4X400 offering, the P4PB 400. Can this board live up to the reputation of the P4PA? Let’s find out!
..:: Specifications ::..
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4, Celeron® Processor
533/400MHz Front Side Bus
Chipset
VIA Apollo P4X400 North Bridge
VT8235 South Bridge
Memory
3 DDR333 DIMM sockets
Up to 3GB Memory
Expansion Slots
1 AGP 8X/4X slot ( 1.5V Support )
5 PCI slots
1 CNR
Onboard IDE
2 x ATA133/100 Connectors
Onboard Audio
VIA VT1616 6 Channel AC'97 CODEC
Onboard IEEE 1394
VIA VT6306 IEEE 1394 (Optional)
Onboard I/O
2 USB 2.0/1.1 Connectors for 4 Additional Ports
2 IEEE 1394 Ports (Optional)
1 Audio pin-header for SPDIF (Optical & RCA), Rear, Sub/Center
CD Audio-in Connector
AUX-in Connector
Voice Modem Connector
IR Connector
Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Ring
CPU/Power/Sys FAN
20-pin ATX Power, 4-pin ATX AUX 12V Power
1 x Buzzer
1 DIP Switch for 100/133/Auto FSB Setting
System Intrusion Connector
Smart Card Reader Connector
Onboard I/O
1 PS2 mouse Port
1 PS2 keyboard Port
1 RJ 45 100/10Mb LAN Port
2 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports
2 Serial Ports
1 Parallel Port
3 Audio Jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
1 Game/MIDI Port
BIOS
Award BIOS, STR, ACPI, WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0
2/4Mbit Flash Memory
Form Factor
ATX (4 layers)
30.5cm x 22.5cm
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