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Digital-Daily : Motherboard Reviews : abit_in9_32x_max

abit IN9 32X-MAX (NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI)

abit IN9 32X-MAX (NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI)
Author: Aleksandr Mitrofanov
Date: 29.10.2007

BIOS

The BIOS of abit IN9 32X-MAX is based on the Award BIOS Phoenix version.

The extended pack of memory settings is in the "Advanced Chipset Features/Memory Timing Settings" section:

The parameter in charge of selecting the memory operating frequency is in the section dealing with overclocking settings:

The frequency values are displayed in the quadruple form. By the way, the user does not have to rack brains but simply choose the required memory frequency multiplier:

Now move on to the section to do with the system monitoring.

This section is the most powerful of all we have ever seen. First, the board is able monitoring the current temperature of the processor and system, as well as displaying detailed information on the temperatures of the power supply module.

Secondly, the board monitors whatever voltages of the system

Thirdly, the board monitors the speed of all the six fans which can be plugged in,

and controls their speed using the fan EQ feature.

Also, the user can keep track of the monitoring readings from within Windows using the uGuru utility:

Despite the nice and easy interface, this program is still raw and has a number of flaws.

It should be noted that the user gets access to all the technologies supported by modern processors:

You can update the BIOS with either awdflash (DOS) or with FlashMenu (Windows).

In conclusion, we note that the uGuru chip allows saving all the BIOS settings as profiles (5 profiles altogether) and loading them on demand.

Content:

  • Page 1 - Specifications
  • Page 2 - Layout
  • Page 3 - Expansion options
  • Page 4 - BIOS, system monitoring
  • Page 5 - Overclocking and stability
  • Page 6 - Performance and conclusions




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