Specifications
| Foxconn G33M-S | |
|---|---|
| Item | Specifications |
| Processor support | All Intel LGA775 CPUs (except 533MHz FSB Celerons and Pentiums) |
| Northbridge | Intel G33 |
| Southbridge | Intel ICH9R |
| Memory support | 4 DIMMs, dual-channel, non-ECC, unbuffered memory, 8GiB max DDR2-667/800 |
| VGA | Integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics D-sub output |
| PCI Express | 1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 |
| PCI conventional | 2 x PCI 2.3 |
| ATA | 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 controller (supplied by JMicron JMB368 controller) |
| SATA |
4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gbit/s provided by Intel ICH9R |
| RAID | RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 through Intel ICH9R |
| LAN | Realtek RTL8110SC PCI Gigabit LAN controller |
| Audio | Realtek ALC888, 8 channels, Azalia Audio Codecs |
| Floppy | N/A |
| FireWire | VIA VT6308P controller, providing 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (both midboard) |
| USB | 12 x USB2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) |
| Back panel I/O ports | 1 x Parallel 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x VGA 1 x audio jack supporting 6 jacks 1 x Serial (COM) 6 x USB 2.0 1 x RJ45 LAN |
| Internal I/O connectors | ATX 24-pin power 4-pin ATX 12V power CPU / system fan 1 x CD-in 1 x Front audio header 1 x IRDA 1 x speaker 2 x IEEE1394 supporting additional two ports 1 x Front panel 3 x USB 2.0 supporting additional six ports 1 x SPDIF out header 4 x SATAII 1 x Intruder 1 x COM header 1 x on-board power LED |
| Form factor | microATX - 245mm x 245mm (9.6in x 9.6in) |
| Estimated street price | £65+ (inc VAT) |
Summary
The G33M-S offers a fairly comprehensive feature set for a microATX mainboard. However, a couple design decisions do seem a little strange.
The board has no floppy drive connector, strangely. We also find Intel's ICH9R on-board, which supports a total of six SATA 2.0 ports, yet Foxconn only fits four to the board.
This isn't a massive problem, given that the board is microATX, but the flexibility of more ports would be nice and the support is there in the controller.