ECS RS485M-M Motherboard Review

Main Specifications

ECS RS485M-M main features are:

• Socket: AM2.
• Chipset: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 (PCI Express x16, ATA-133), RS485 north bridge and SB460 south bridge.
• Super I/O: ITE IT8716F.
• Clock Generator: ICS 951416
• Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 ports.
• Serial IDE: Four SATA-150 with NCQ ports controlled by SB460 south bridge (RAID 0 and 1).
• USB: Eight USB 2.0 ports (four soldered on the motherboard and four available through I/O brackets, which don’t come with the motherboard).
• FireWire (IEEE 1394a): No.
• On-board audio: Controlled by SB460 south bridge together with Realtek ALC655 codec (six channels, 16-bit resolution, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio).
• On-board video: Yes, produced by Radeon Xpress 1100 (Radeon X300 graphics engine).
• On-board LAN: Yes, Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) controlled by Realtek RTL8100C chip.
• Buzzer: Yes.
• Power supply: ATX12V v1.x (20-pin) or ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
• Slots: One x16 PCI Express, one x1 PCI Express and two PCI slots.
• Memory: Two DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 16 GB up to DDR2-800/PC2-6400).
• Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 1 CD.
• Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities.
• Extra features: None.
• More Information: https://www.ecsusa.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 67.50.

* Researched at Shopping.com on the day we published this review.