Introduction
Shuttle AK31 Rev2 KT266 Motherboard Review
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Shuttle motherboards have been around for a very long time. However, until this review, I have never used one in my system or on the test bed. The Shuttle AK31 motherboard is based on the KT266 chipset and is aimed towards both a performance and a stability market, competing against the other top of the line KT266 motherboards including the Epox 8KHA and the MSI K7T266 Pro.Let’s start out the review with the usual bit of specs on the motherboard itself:
CPU Socket | Socket A (200/266 MHz Support) |
Chipset | KT266 |
Form Factor | ATX |
Multiplier Options | 5.5 – 12.5x |
Bus Speed Options | 95-166 MHz in 1 MHz increments |
Voltages | 1.35v – 1.85v in +0.025v increments |
Memory Support | 4 x 184-pin DDR DRAM PC1600/PC2100 Support |
Expansion Slots | 6/0/1/1 (PCI/ISA/AGP/CNR) |
AGP Support | 4x AGP |
USB Support | 2x Standard USB ports 4x Add-on USB ports |
Integrated Components | AC’97 Audio |
Bios | Award BIOS |
Onboard IDE | 2 x ATA100 EIDE |