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Soltek SL-75DRV5 KT333 Motherboard Review

Author: Dennis Garcia

Published: Friday, March 29, 2002

Introduction

Once again it is upgrade time in the Soltek camp and with that the 75DRV series gets another motherboard added to its line this time one based on the VIA KT333 chipset. The new chipset is very similar to the KT266A in performance and features with the added support for DDR333.

First of all lets go over what this board has to offer.

KT333 VIA chipset
1 Agp, 5x PCI slots, 1 CNR (shared with the last PCI slot),
3 DDR(200/266/333) memory slots supporting 3 Gigs of RAM,
Multiplier Setting,
RedStorm Overclocking,
BIOS FSB Setting,
Ultra ATA 66/100/133,
BIOS Vcore setting,
AC'97 Audio Function,
AGP Voltage Setting,
DIMM Voltage Setting,
SCR (Smart Card Reader) Interface,
H/W Monitor software
TrueBlue Anti-Burn Shield II.

The board also comes with an impressive set of "full-version" software like Partition Magic and Drive Image Pro along with the other needed items such as a users guide, software manual for included software, ATA133 and floppy cables, Thermal cable for device temperature monitoring, and 1 External USB Cable, everything you will need to install and setup your motherboard.

For a complete list of specs please refer to the Soltek website http://www.soltek.com.tw/English/product/75drv5.htm