Athlon XP, Socket A, VIA VT8235, mATX, 2GB DDR, 333MHz FSB - MPN: VA10 See Product Details
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Description
VA-10 is an all-in-one solution for the latest AMD Athlon? XP processor. Equipped with VIA UniChrome KM400 chipset and plenty of features, VA-10 delivers a full-function AMD platform with excellent performance and will definitely represent the best choice of integrated solution for AMD Athlon? XP platform now and future.
Quick Glance
Interface Connection: Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini), Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini), Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT), Floppy - 34 pin Header, IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin Header, Infrared - iRDA Wireless (iRDA-SIR), Keyboard - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2), Mouse - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2), Parallel - 25 pin D-shell (IEEE 1284A), Serial - 9 pin D-shell (EIA 574/232), USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0, Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
System Board Style: Micro ATX (mATX)
Processor Socket: AMD® Socket A (Socket 462)
System Chipset: VIA® VT8235
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Summary
Product Title: ABIT VA-10 Motherboard
Manufacturer: ABIT
Lowest Price: $149.00
Power Score: 4.0 | 3 Reviews
CPU + Northbridge Support
Processor Socket: AMD® Socket A (Socket 462)
System Chipset: VIA® VT8235
Maximum Number of Processors: 1
Bus Speed: 333 MHz
Memory Support
Max System Memory: 2 GB
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Connectors
Interface Connection: Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini), Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini), Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT), Floppy - 34 pin Header, IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin Header, Infrared - iRDA Wireless (iRDA-SIR), Keyboard - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2), Mouse - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2), Parallel - 25 pin D-shell (IEEE 1284A), Serial - 9 pin D-shell (EIA 574/232), USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0, Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
Number of PCI Slots: 3
Additional Features
Controller Type: IDE (Ultra ATA 133) Controller, IDE/EIDE Controller, Ultra DMA 133
Video Bus: AGP 8X
Physical Specifications
System Board Style: Micro ATX (mATX)
Width: 9.2 in
Depth: 9.6 in
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Strengths: All in one motherboard, Ease of setup, Price.
Weakness: Documentation alittle light for beginner builders.
If you're expecting stellar sound and eye popping 3-D graphics spend the money for it. If you want a stabble board for basic office applications, homework, and surffing the net, you can't go wrong with this inexpensive, easy to set up, ATX-mini motherboard.
Strengths: Stable environment... support for 333DDR/ XP 2800+ Barton processor. Fast.
Weakness: NO Firewire or front USB connections. Hard to configure sound. VIA 4 in 1 drivers need to be updated. Hard to configure with XP professional. Could use 64meg onboard video and better power management.
Had to change two boards before one functioned well. Works fine and is very stable. No system crashes expect power management kills my USB wireless connector as it loops through the powersaver mode. Front side firewire and USB conenctors should be a standard...hassle to go to the back of the box each time you want to connect a usb device. Overall a good boardfor the price.
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ABIT VA-10 Motherboard
Strengths: Works well, inexpensive, very good integrated audio, w/optical output and full 6-channel support, Via chips front to back.
Weakness: Some erroneous instructions re. BIOS updates, seems to set the RAM voltage a bit high, did not properly recognize my Duron 1600 even with the latest BIOS, only one serial port.
I would rate this mobo a 9.0 (4.5 stars) in its category, as nothing is perfect. So let's handle the nits up front: 1- It is noted in several places re. updating the BIOS, to go into the BIOS and change the "BIOS protect control" setting (on the Advanced BIOS features screen) to 'Unprotected' prior to updating. Well, there is NO SUCH SETTING either in the original BIOS that came with my board or...
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