Wednesday, January 23, 2002

Additional features

Additional features of the Shuttle AK35GTR motherboard include: Wake on LAN, Wake on Modem Ring, PS2 connectors for connecting mice & keyboards, 4 USB ports - two of which are located on the back panel, an integrated AC"97 sound-card, Power Failure Resume, Suspend to RAM, RX/TX connectors for infrared, and start-up from the mouse, keyboard, or at a pre-set time. Hardware monitoring of fan speed, CPU temperature, and of voltages is also included as a standard feature of this PC99-compliant motherboard.

Let's also not forget that the AK35GTR comes with an integrated Highpoint HPT372 RAID controller (which also supports ATA133), as well as a C-Media CMI8738 audio-card.

Below, a picture of the Shuttle AK35GTR

Installation

Thanks to its Jumperless design, the AK35GTR does not require users to fiddle with jumpers prior to installation. Simply install all the necessary components, slap the board in a case, plug-in, boot-up, and drop into the BIOS to make any adjustments.

Software bundle

The installation CD comes with: the VIA 4-in-1 version 4.35v patch, drivers for the sound card, RAID drivers, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and a digital rendition of the user's manual.

Hardware bundle

The Shuttle AK35GTR comes with: two 80-pin ATA100 cables, one floppy-drive cable, as well as a pair of USB connectors and a central base-line jack for the back panel.

Next: Specifications.