LinuxHardware.org Gives ABIT IT7-MAX2 the "Works with Linux Certification" Award and the "Top Honors" Award

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. June 6th, 2003- Running Linux? Want to built a rock solid stable Linux system with DDR? Then this article is for you. Kris Kersey at Linuxhardware.org has done a 533MHz FSB Pentium 4 Board Round-Up and ABIT comes out on top.

Using 3 different motherboards from 3 different manufacturers Kris laid out a systematic analysis of the boards'' performance.

"So which boards are stable, which is the fastest, and which, in the end, is the best choice for your Linux box?"

MaxIImum Features

"ABIT brings this board to the table as an all in wonder board featuring everything from 5.1 sound to LAN to Serial ATA. On the rear output of this board you will find an unheard of six USB ports, two IEEE-1394 ports, and all of your necessary sound jacks. This may seem like a lot in addition to the RJ-45 LAN plug and the usual PS/2 mouse and keyboard plugs but you''ll notice a few of the usual ports missing here from ABIT''s board. The now "legacy" parallel port and serial ports have been removed to make room for all the new goodies. This will not bother many people who have kept up with the curve and purchased items such as USB printers or at least a USB printer adapter."

"...this is the only board in the group to include Serial ATA support. This should be a fairly big deal to anyone looking forward to a hard disk upgrade. This is where drives are going and everyone should start looking in that direction. Along with the Serial ATA ports, the HighPoint chip also provides an additional two standard IDE ports for your normal IDE RAID solution."

A Performance Leader

"We have to first say that the ABIT IT7-MAX2...(was)...100% stable under all conditions. Even with aggressive memory timings, the ABIT board didn''t skip a beat."

"Our top board here is definitely the ABIT IT7-MAX2 v2.0. It has great performance at the right price. It also had an impressive showing in every other category. It has a load of features; an excellent package, manual, and layout; top-notch Linux support and stability."

For the full article go to: http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/30/1345220&mode=thread

For more info on ABIT and ABIT products go to: http://www.abit.com.tw

About ABIT
ABIT Computer Corporation designs, and sells a complete family of award-winning mainboards and video cards that support industry-leading technology and provide leading quality and performance for system integration of computer components supporting a broad range of PC applications, such as for e-commerce, e-business, entertainment and education. Corporate headquarters are located in Taiwan. For more information visit the Company''s web site at http://www.abit.com.tw

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