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LAN PARTY KT400A
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    LAN PARTY KT400A


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    Today we look at the DFI LAN PARTY KT400A package. I say package because of all the value-added accessories that are included. Let's see if the KT400A is a gamer's board or a lamer's board.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Manufacturer:

    DFI
    Product:LAN PARTY KT400A

    Price:

    USD$145

    Availability:

    NOW

    Reviewed By:

    Maurice "DaddyMJ" Johnson

    Edited By:

    Mack (SPeeD)

     

    DFI LAN PARTY KT400A

    INTRODUCTION

    DFI is not a household name. Not many people could tell you that DFI is actually the fifth largest manufacturer of motherboards in the world. DFI has been in business for over 20 years providing products to OEM's, but just recently took aim at the household consumer market. Thus the LAN PARTY line of motherboards was born. This line is directed squarely at the PC enthusiast. The vivid colors of the packaging and the UV reactive connectors on the motherboards are designed to be eye-catching and they are. DFI's LAN PARTY brand contains motherboards using the Intel 875P/ICH5R, Nvidia nForce2 Ultra 400/MCP-T and VIA KT400A/VT8235CD chipsets.
    Today we look at the DFI LAN PARTY KT400A package. I say package because of all the value-added accessories that are included. Let's see if the KT400A is a gamer's board or a lamer's board.

     


    SPECIFICATIONS

    Processor

    - Supports AMD Athlon XP 266/333+MHz FSB (max. 400MHz)

    - Supports AMD Athlon 266MHz FSB

     

      Chipset
    - VIA® KT400A and VT8235CD
    - Supports FastStream64™ DDR400 Memory Controller Technology

    - Supports AMD Athlon™ XP processors up to 400MHz FSB

    - Supports up to 4.0GB DDR200/266/333/400 SDRAM
    - Integrated VIA 10/100 Ethernet MAC
    - Native 6-Channel Surround Sound Audio
    - Native Serial ATA Support
    - Unified VIA Hyperion 4in1 Drivers
    - Advanced power management capabilities including ACPI/OnNow

     

      Memory
    - Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

    - Supports up to 3GB memory (unbuffered DIMM)

    - Uses PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) or PC3200 (DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM 2.5V type

     

    AGP
    - Supports AGP 8x up to 2132MB/sec. and AGP 4x up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth

     

    PCI IDE
    - Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives
    - UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)

     

    Serial ATA
    - Uses Marvell 88i8030 chip
    - Supports one SATA (Serial ATA) interface which is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)

     

     

    IDE ATA RAID
    - Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 1.5
    - Two independent IDE channels support 4 hard disk drives (UDMA modes 33/66/100/133 or EIDE)
    - Supports PIO modes 0/1/2/3/4, DMA modes 0/1/2 and UDMA modes 0/1/2/3/4/5/6

     

    Audio
    - 6-channel audio output (Plus support for front panel in/audio out via header)
    - AC'97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
    - Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D
    - AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback

     

    LAN
    - Uses VIA VT6103 PHY chip, integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible PHY
    - Uses Realtek RTL8101L fast Ethernet controller, integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible PHY

     

    IEEE 1394
    - Uses VIA VT6306 chip
    - Supports three 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

     

    System BIOS

    - Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play compatible
    Genie BIOS provides:
    - CPU/DRAM overclocking in 1MHz stepping
    - CPU/AGP/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
    - 4Mbit flash memory

     

    Internal I/O Connectors

    - 1 connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    - 3 connectors for 3 external IEEE 1394a ports
    - 1 connector for 1 external game/MIDI port
    - 1 connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
    - 2 internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)
    - 1 4-channel audio output connector
    - 1 S/PDIF-in/out connector
    - 1 connector for IrDA interface
    - 2 RAID IDE connectors
    - 1 connector for serial ATA interface
    - 2 IDE connectors
    - 1 floppy connector
    - 2 ATX power supply connectors
    - 1 Wake-On-LAN connector
    - 3 fan connectors for CPU, chassis and second chassis fans

     

    Back Panel I/O
    - 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    - 2 RJ45 LAN ports
    - 2 DB-9 serial ports
    - 1 DB-25 parallel port
    - 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
    - 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
    - 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

     

     

    Expansion Slots

    - 1 AGP slot that supports 8x/4x AGP
    - 5 PCI slots

     

    Special Features

     

    - "LiveUpdate"- Windows compatible program that automatically updates your BIOS

     

     

    - Motherboard mounted power and reset buttons for pre-installation testing and overclocking

     

     

     

    Miscellaneous

    - ATX form factor 4 layers, 30.5cm (12") x 24.5cm (9.64")
    - Hardware Monitor:
    > Monitors CPU/system temperature
    > Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/CPU/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)/DDR/AGP voltages
    > Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed
    > Automatic chassis fan on/off control - this prevents system overheat and prolongs fan life
    > Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed
    > CPU Fan Protection function monitors the CPU fan during system boot-up
    > CPU Temperature Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up
    - FrontX (A 5.25 inch configurable breakout box for porting various rear panel connectors to the front of the PC.)
    - Transporter (PC case carrying harness)

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