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Shuttle AK31 ver 3.1 (1)
Overclocker 19 Oct 2001

We reviewed the Shuttle AK31 v2.0 sometime ago and was impressed by its performance. In fact, out of so many KT266 boards we tested, Shuttle AK31 v2.0 has shown a difference from its competitors by providing a low cost high performance solution and most importantly, it came with all the overclocking features users were longing to see.

With the launch of KT266A as an alternative to the widely popular SiS735 chipset. Shuttle introduces version 3.1 of the Shuttle AK31 mainboard. Shuttle AK31 v3.1 looks identical to its predecessor v2.0 which was also selling like hot cakes in this region.

It is not difficult to identify the package. Finished in a silver packing, you should be able to identify it in the stores. Hey, it also our award logo on it!! :) The package comes with a manual, the supporting CDROM, 2 USB port extension and FDD, HDD cables.  

The revision number can be seen at one corner of the PCB. It is labelled as AK31V3.1.  I was told by Shuttle representative that this board performs very well. Well, let's take a look at the specifications on the next page before we proceed on with the details on the board and benchmarking of the system.

Below are the specifications of the board 

Shuttle AK31 v3.1

Supports AMD K7 Socket A processors

Chipset
(North bridge) VIA VT8366A
(South bridge) VIA VT8233

Processor
Socket A
Supports AMD Athlon CPU up to 1.4G+
Supports AMD Duron CPU 900Mhz+

Form Factor
ATX
Size: 305mm x 245mm

Expansion Slot
1 x AGP (4x AGP)
6 x PCI
1 x CNR

Memory
4 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots

On board IDE Controller
Supoort Ultra ATA 33/66/100
Transfer rate up to 100 MBytes/sec

Sound
Onboard VIA AC97 Sound Card

Onboard I/O Controller
1 x Floppy port
2 x Serial port
1 x Parallel port (SPP, EPP, ECP port)
2 x USB port
2 X additional onboard USB port(Optional)
1 x Game port
Li/Lo/Mic
IrDA Header(Optional)

Accessories
1 CD-ROM disk contains:
The VIA 4-in-1 driver
VIA Audio Driver
1 User Manual
1 FDD cable
1 IDE ATA66/100 cable
1 Heat Sink with cooler attached on the North Bridge
1 APG RM

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