ALi/ULi 揚智/宇力 M1687 K8 Ref Board Gallery (1)
Bluetooth 1 Sept 2003

The Mainboard

Finished in dark blue, it resembles a particular's company's mainboard. The reference board is based on the standard ATX form factor and will fit in most standard casings. To date, there are a couple of manufacturers expressing interest in adopting the ALi M1687 solution. SOYO K8USA will be such a model to be available once Athlon 64 is officially launched.

Looking at the reference board, it is not difficult to see that the layout is pretty neat. You must be wondering where are there no SATA ports. The reason is because the reference design was done many months ago. According to ALi, the retail boards will adopt an add on SATA RAID chip while in the near future, SATA RAID will be integrated within the South Bridge.

More detailed photos can be seen on page 2 of Gallery.

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