Micro-Star 845 Pro 2 R

Tuesday, December 04, 2001


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Special Options
    *IDE RAID (for 845 Pro2-R)
--ATA RAID 0,1 support by Promise PDC20265R.
CPU
    -- Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 478 pin package.
-- Supports 1.3 ~ 2GHz and up.
Chipset
    Intel® 845 (593 FC-BGA) Chipset
- AGP 4x slot
- Support PC133 SDRAM


Intel® ICH2 (360 EBGA) Chipset
- AC'97 Controller Integrated
- 2 full IDE channels, up to ATA100
- Low pin count interface for SIO
FSB
    - Support 100MHz FSB
- Support 400MHz Intel NetBurst micro-architecture bus.
Main Memory
    -- Supports three PC133 SDRAM slots.
-- Supports up to 3GB memory size.

Note: As 845 chipset does not properly support the PC100 memory, it is strongly recommended to install PC133 DIMM modules for better system performance and stability. We do not guarantee the system stability when installing PC 100 DIMM modules.
Slots
    -- One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 4x slot (1.5V only)
NOTE : The AGP slot DOES NOT support 3.3V AGP 2x card. Use of 3.3V AGP 2x card may cause damages to the mainboard. To identify the spec of your AGP card, refer to the documentation supplied with the AGP card or check the view of its contact pins (golden fingers) before you install it.
-- Six PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)
-- One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot
On-Board IDE
    -- An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100 operation modes.
-- Can connect up to four IDE devices.
-- IDE RAID 0, 1 supported by Promise PDC20265R (for 845 Pro2-R only).
Audio
    C-Media CMI8738 / PCI-6ch supports 2/4/6 channel speaker
On-Board Peripherals
    On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.
- 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B)
- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2)
- 1 audio/game port
BIOS
    -- The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the pe-ripheral
devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
-- The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.
Dimension
    30.5 cm(L) x 23.0 cm(W)ATX Form Factor
Mounting
    6 mounting holes.