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  • In comparison to the i440BX platform, FIC's KW15 can be looked at as a step forward for the buyer looking for value and a step backward for the performance zealot. By supporting DMA/66, the 133MHz FSB, and Intel's Accelerated Hub Architecture, bandwidth issues associated with the i440BX are efficiently addressed. Unfortunately, with an on-board audio CODEC and the GMCH sucking up performance, most gaming enthusiasts will find the KW15 a poor replacement for a stable BX-system.

    • Intel® Pentium® III 450-733* MHz @ 100/133MHz FSB
    • Intel® Pentium® II 266-450 MHz @ 66/100MHz FSB
    • Intel® CeleronTM 266-400 MHz @ 66MHz FSB
    • Intel® CeleronTM PPGA 300A-533* MHz @ 66MHz FSB
    • Intel® 810e
    • 2 DIMM
    • SDRAM 66/100/133
    • Up to 512MB SDRAM
    • Embedded in 810e chipset with 4MB SDRAM display cache and DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology)
    • Embedded in 810e chipset
    • 66/68.5*/75*/83*/95*/100/103*/112*/124*/133/150*
    • 2 USB connectors
    • 1 parallel port with ECP/EPP
    • 1 PS/2 mouse and keyboard connector
    • 2 serial ports with UART 16550
    • 1 VGA connector
    • 1 media connector (MIDI/game port, Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
    • 2 dual-channeled enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE connectors
    • Ultra DMA 33/66; DMA Mode 2/4 support
    • 5 PCI
    • 1 AMR
    • 1 ISA (mfg. option)
    • 4Mb FWH (flash rom)
    • ACPI
    • APM 1.2 / PnP 1.0a / SMBIOS 2.1 / DMI 2.0 / WfM 1.1a
    • Select Ratio and FSB frequencies from BIOS
    • ACPI ready
    • Hardware-based intelligent anti-virus protection
    • Auto Power Failure Recovery
    • Keyboard/Mouse Power On
    • Hardware monitoring (mfg. option)
    • 20-pin ATX power connector
    • ATX
    • 12" x 7.9" (305mm x 200mm)
    • 1 motherboard
    • 1 manual
    • 1 CD-PRO
    • 1 ATA66 Cable, 1 ATA33 IDE Cable and 1 FDD Cable
    • 1 update driver floppy disk




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