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Soyo DRAGON 2 V1.0 Black Label
Written by Stephen
Friday, 04 September 2009 12:26
..:: Introduction ::..
It has been some time since we were last able to take a long look at a motherboard from the
likes of Soyo. Our initial look at the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" motherboard was a
good one, as we noted both an excellent design, and the eye-catching aesthetics that it brought.
We found that the system stability was quite good, although we felt that the product package
was suffering in some aspects, while it was quite strong in others. Today, we’ll be looking at the
“Black Label” version of this motherboard which now supports the Intel Pentium 4 “Prescott”
core microprocessors. What exactly has been changed since our last look? Has Soyo
addressed any of the issues we noted during our initial period with the first revision of the
motherboard? Have there been any design changes to accommodate new features? Let’s find
out.
..:: Soyo P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1.0 Specifications ::..
Processor
- Supports Intel Socket 478 CPU with Hyper-Threading Technology
- Supports Intel Pentium4/Celeron system bus at 400/533/800MHz
- Supports Intel Prescott CPU
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Soyo DRAGON 2 V1.0 Black Label
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Chipset
-
Northbridge - Intel® 82875P MCH
Southbridge - Intel® 82801ER ICH5
Intel® 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Ali M5281 IDE / SATA RAID Controller Chip
VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 Chip
CMedia PCI Hardware Audio
Super I/O: ITE I/O IT8712F
4MB Flash ROM
Memory
- Type: Cual Channel DDR 400/333 ( PC3200/2700) ECC Support
- 4x DIMM Max Capacity: Up to 4GB
Expansion Slots
-
1 x AGP 4X/8X
5 x PCI
1 x CMR
4 x UDMA/133/100/66
1 x FDD
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Soyo DRAGON 2 V1.0 Black Label
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- 4 x SATA
- 4 x USB 2.0
Back Panel I/O Ports
-
1 x Parallel, 2 x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
4 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 Port
Form Factor
- ATX (4 layers)
- 30.5cm x 24.4cm
..:: Soyo P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1.0 Packaging ::..
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Soyo DRAGON 2 V1.0 Black Label
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Friday, 04 September 2009 12:26
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