EliteGroup K8M800-M2 (1.0) - motherboard - micro ATX - K8M800

Description: The Elitegroup K8M800-M2 is a VIA UniChrome pro K8M800-based, PC motherboard.Compared to other PC boards on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $50.This motherboard supports Athlon 64 and seMPron processors that use the Socket 7 interface.This motherboard supports up to 2GB of memory.

Pros: Serial ATA hard drives can be used with this unit, allowing the highest disk performance available in a non-SCSI system.

Cons: Supports only 2GB of RAM.This is not out of line with the product's price, but is less than the average board on the market today.

Suitability: For those who want to replace or upgrade their existing motherboard.The Elitegroup K8M800-M2 has an onboard graphics chip best suited for general computing tasks such as office applications and web browsing.

Value: Given its very inexpensive price, this board has great features for the money.Also, this board supports USB 2.0, which allows you to seamlessly connect most modern peripherals.

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 Socket 7-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.(4) You may want to consider a motherboard with an available AGP or PCI-X slot if you plan to upgrade or have already invested in a graphics card.(5) For motherboard add-ons, check out the storage and components section of CNET's website.

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• Manufacturer: Elitegroup Computer Systems Inc.
• Part Number: K8M800-M2

• General

• Product type (AE) Motherboard
• Form factor Micro ATX
• Width 9.6 in
• Depth 9.6 in
• Compatible Processors Sempron, Athlon 64
• 64-bit Processor Compatibility Yes
• Mainboard processor socket Socket 754
• Chipset Type VIA K8M800 / VIA VT8237
• Data bus speed 800 MHz
• BIOS type Award
• Storage key information ATA-133, Serial ATA-150 (RAID)

• Processor

• Installed Qty (Max Supported) 0 ( 1 )

• Memory

• Supported RAM Technology DDR SDRAM
• Supported RAM Speed PC1600, DDR266/PC2100, PC2700, PC3200

• Audio

• Audio Output Sound card
• Signal processor VIA VT8237
• Audio codec Realtek ALC655
• Sound Output Mode 5.1 channel surround
• Audio output compliant standards AC '97

• Telecom / Networking

• Modem None
• Networking Network adapter - VIA Tahoe VT6103L - Ethernet, - Fast Ethernet

• Features

• BIOS Features Multi Boot, DMI support, APM 1.2 support, ACPI 1.0 support
• Hardware Features AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2 Memory ( 2.5 V ) - DIMM 184-pin, 1 Processor - Socket 754, 1 AGP 8x ( 1.5 V ), 3 PCI, 1 CNR
• Storage Interfaces ATA-133 - connector(s): 2 x 40pin IDC, Serial ATA-150 - connector(s): 4 x 7pin Serial ATA
• Interfaces 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 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 Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin D-Sub (DB-15), 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Storage - Floppy interface - 34 pin IDC
• Additional connectors (optional) 4 x Hi-Speed USB

Elitegroup Computer Systems Inc.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.ecsusa.com/
• Address: 45401 Research Ave., Fremont, CA.
• Phone: 510-226-7333
• Email: support@ecsusa.com
• Fax: 510-226-7350