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Soltek SL-75DRV4 Motherboard Review

Author: Dennis Garcia

Published: Saturday, February 09, 2002

Introduction

Soltek like many companies is constantly releasing new or upgraded products based on the latest components and the SL-75DRV4 is no exception. This board is almost identical to the previous Soltek motherboard the SL-75DRV2. They are both based on the Via KT266A chipset and have similar requirements and system specs. Actually, except for some missing capacitors the only major difference is the Southbridge chip. The Sl-75DRV4 comes with the Via VT8233A Southbridge and has added support for Ultra ATA(133/100/66).

This board is actually quite amazing in many regards. Here is an overview of what the SL-75DRV4 has to offer.

1 Agp Pro 4x slot,
5x PCI slots,
1 CNR (shared with the last PCI slot),
3 DDR(200/266) memory slots supporting 3 Gigs of RAM,
Multiplier Setting,
RedStorm Overclocking,
BIOS FSB Setting,
Ultra ATA 66/100/133,
BIOS Vcore setting,
AC'97 Audio Function,
AGP Voltage Setting,
DIMM Voltage Setting,
SCR (Smart Card Reader) Interface,
H/W Monitor,
SmartDoc. Anti-burning Shield.

The board also comes with an impressive set of "full-version" software like Partition Magic and Drive Image Pro.

Other items include a users guide, software manual for included software, ATA133 and floppy cables, and 1 Thermal cable for device temperature monitoring.

For a complete list of specs please refer to the Soltek website http://www.soltek.com.tw/English/product/75drv4.htm