Page 36 2-28 AW9D-MAX, AW9D. Page 37: Bios Setup 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM so that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. May 09, 2007 Hi, Last night, my son in his infinite wisdom decided to update the bios on our AW9D-Max machine using the Abit bios update flash utility in uGuru.
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I highly agree with the author over at about their impression on this board. It has pushed my Conroe Extreme up high there in the clouds, along with the angels and cupids, err, I mean, you get the idea. But be forewarned though, this isn't engineered for QuadCore, at least, not at the current official bios release.
Here's the snippet, and you can check out their site for more.The abit AW9D-MAX motherboard is one of the best Intel 965P/975X motherboard that I have used to date. It's actually refreshing using a motherboard like the abit AW9D-MAX because everything just works out of the box.
The NVIDIA 680i chipset has gotten a ton of attention in recent weeks, but at the same time it launched with numerous bugs that are just now starting to be taken care of via BIOS updates. The Intel 975 Express chipset has been on the market for over a year and has 99% of the bugs worked out, which is nice for those of us that want to set up their system with a stable overclock and be done.Source. This website contains the opinions of author.
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The card has almost everything you need on a sound card including Optical SP-DIF and full 7.1 surround sound. The only think that could be added would be coaxial, but this is not necessarily something that is standard on soundcards.SpecificationsCPU. Designed for Intel® LGA775 processors with1066/800MHz FSB. Supports Intel® Core TM 2 Duo(Extreme Edition) & Pentium® Extreme Edition & Pentium® D & Pentium® 4 Processors. Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading / XD-bit / EM64T / EIST Technology / Virtualization Technology. Intel® Quad Core ready.Chipset.
Intel® 975X / Intel® ICH7R Express ChipsetMemory. 4 X 240-pin DIMM sockets support max.
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