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EP-8KHA  EpoX Socket A via KT 266  6xPCI, 1xAGP - Retail

  • Supports Socket A Processors.
    AMD Athlon & Duron.
    Click here for recommended CPU list (PDF format).

  • VIA Apollo KT266 AGPset.

  • I/O Controller.
    1 Floppy drive controller, 1 Parallel port (EPP, ECP), 2 Serial ports.

  • USB.
    2 supported onboard. 4 additional as option.

  • Award PnP BIOS. Flash upgradeable.
    120MB ATAPI floppy drive and ZIP support!

  • Standard ATX form factor.
    305mm x 245mm ATX.

  • UltraDMA-100 EIDE Controllers. (Up to 4 IDE devices).
    Backwards compatible with PIO mode 3/4 & UltraDMA-66.

  • 200/266MHz Front Side Bus.

  • 3x DDR-SDRAM Slots for PC2100.
    1.5GB max. supported.

  • PS/2 connectors.
    1 PS/2 mouse, 1 PS/2 keyboard.

  • 6 (32-bit) PCI, & 1 AGP.
    AGP supports 1x, 2x and 4x modes.

  • Extended Functions for Greater Value!
    Supports Hardware Monitoring Function by VT8233
    Supports exclusive KBPO (KeyBoard Power On)
    Supports CPU Vcore/VIO setting via BIOS
    Supports CPU Clock settings via BIOS
    Supports STR(Suspend To RAM) power saving Function
    Supports Wake-On-LAN Function
    P80P Debug(POST) Card onboard design with LED display



    Designed with VIA's KT266 chipset, the EP-8KHA is a high quality motherboard built by EPoX in the industry standard ATX format. In addition to the AGP interface for high performance graphics, this board offers six industry standard PCI, one 4x compatible AGP expansion buses as well as many other advanced system and BIOS features.

    For full feature system designs, the Apollo KT266 is paired with the VIA VT8233 super south bridge. Highly advanced, the EP-8KHA combines integrated AC-97 audio support for SoundBlaster Pro and FM synthesis legacy audio, super I/O, and hardware monitoring capabilities.

    Two bus mastering ATA 33/66/100 EIDE ports are provided plus a floppy disk port supporting two drives of any industry standard capacity including 2.88MB as well as 1.44MB and lower capacity types. In addition an IrDa infrared port allows the connection of remote devices."

  • Reviews:

    VR-Zone Editors Choice

    Tomshardware.com (Chinese version) Review

    Hardtecs4u.com Editors Choice

    AMD3D.com Review - "... a great motherboard for overclockers and performance users alike..."

    PC KatuHintaVertailu Editors Choice

    LostCircuits.com Review - "After launching one of the most successsful and sought after boards, that is the 8K7A+, EPoX comes out with another killer board based on the VIA KT266 chipset."

    TecCentral Review

    AMDmb.com Review - "Epox has once again put an excellent motherboard out on the market for consumers to purchase. There is little doubt that the 8KHA, like the other recent Epox motherboards, are some of the best currently available for the Socket A platform. "

    Hardwareluxx.com Review

    OCworkbench.com Review - "For the past months, we have seen that most manufacturers held back their KT266 offerings and learnt a lesson of not rushing into the market."

    HARDiNFO Review

    PC DIY June Issue Review

    PC2000 June Issue AMD DDR MB Test

    Computer DIY June Issue Review

    DOS/V June Issue Review

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    Model
    Chipset
    EP-ZX370Y
    Intel 82440ZX
    EP-V370A
    VIA Apollo Pro
    EP-8K7A+
    AMD 761+VIA 686B
    EP-8KHA
    VIA KT266
    CPU Celeron 370 Celeron 370 AMD Athlon & Duron (Socket A) AMD Athlon & Duron (Socket A)
    ISA/PCI 1/3 + 1 AGP 2/4 + 1 AGP 0/6 + 1 AGP 0/6 + 1 AGP
    SIMM/DIMM 0/2 0/3 0/0 + 2 DDR SLOTS 0/0 + 3 DDR SLOTS
    BIOS Award/Flash EPROM Award/Flash EPROM Award/Flash EPROM Award/Flash EPROM
    Switching Regulator Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Form Factor MicroATX ATX ATX ATX
    Others UltraDMA-33/ACPI**
    2S/1P/USB, IDE/FDD ports, KBPO, USDM, WOL, Yamaha Sound
    UltraDMA-33/ACPI**
    2S/1P/USB, IDE/FDD ports, KBPO, USDM, WOL, SBLINK
    UltraDMA-66/100+RAID/ACPI**
    2S/1P/USB, IDE/FDD ports, AC97 sound, DDR memory support
    UltraDMA-66/100+ACPI**
    2S/1P/USB, IDE/FDD ports, AC97 sound, DDR memory support

    ** - Supports selected ACPI functions only



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