ABIT IP-95 - motherboard - micro ATX - P4M890

Description: The ABIT IP-95 is a VIA P4M890-based, compact motherboard.Compared to other compact motherboards on the market, it is midpriced at around $110.This motherboard supports Celeron, Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Core 2 processors that use the LGA775 interface.

Pros: This board can be expanded to 4GB of memory.This should be enough to satisfy even the most demanding user.

Cons: Has only a VIA P4M890-based chipset, which is somewhat less advanced than some similarly priced motherboards.

Suitability: A compact motherboard, suited for small computers.

Value: In general, this motherboard has good features for the money.

Suggestions: (1) You may want to consider purchasing 184-pin DIMMs along with your motherboard if your existing memory is not of this type.(2) Be sure that you are using a LGA775-compatible processor with this motherboard.(3) If you want to take full advantage of the on-board SATA controller, you will want to consider a hard drive upgrade.Existing IDE hard drives will run on the ATA-133 bus.

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• Manufacturer: ABIT Computer Corp.
• Part Number: IP-95

• General

• Product type (AE) Motherboard
• Form factor Micro ATX
• Width 9.6 in
• Depth 9.6 in
• Compatible Processors Celeron D, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo
• Mainboard processor socket LGA775 Socket
• Mainboard / Multi-Core Support Dual-Core
• Chipset Type VIA P4M890 / VIA VT8237R Plus
• Data bus speed 1066 MHz
• Storage key information ATA-100, Serial ATA-150

• Processor

• Installed Qty (Max Supported) 0 ( 1 )

• Memory

• Supported RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM
• RAM Installed ( Max ) 0 MB / 4 GB (max)
• Supported RAM Speed PC3200, PC2-4300
• RAM Features Unbuffered, Dual channel memory architecture

• Audio

• Audio Output Sound card
• Sound Output Mode 5.1 channel surround

• Telecom / Networking

• Modem None
• Networking Network adapter - Ethernet, - Fast Ethernet

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2 Memory ( 1.8 V ) - DIMM 240-pin, 2 Memory ( 2.5 V ) - DIMM 184-pin, 1 PCI Express x16, 1 Processor - LGA775 Socket, 1 PCI Express x1, 2 PCI
• Storage Interfaces VIA VT8237 : Serial ATA-150 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 device(s), ATA-100 - connector(s): 2 x 40pin IDC - 2 device(s)
• Interfaces 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), 1 x Parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - 4 pin MPC
• Additional connectors (optional) 4 x Hi-Speed USB

• Miscellaneous

• Compliant Standards RoHS

ABIT Computer Corp.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.abit-usa.com/
• Address: 45531 Northport Loop West, Fremont, CA.
• Phone: 510-623-0500
• Email: technical@abit-usa.com
• Fax: 510-623-1092