AOpen DX3R Plus-U
Published on 2002-10-29 10:05:47

The Aopen DX3R Plus-U is clearly designed to be a server board. It also forms the basis of the AOpen Fortress 9500 server package so it has another home as an OEM item. As things progress you may come to the same opinion as me. It is really an OEM only item that has found its way into the retail realm. There's often OEM boards that you would love to be able to get as a retail item (see: Dell server boards) but will never have the chance. Whether this is one of those boards remains to be seen. So, let's see what it's like.

Basic specifications.

  • Dual Intel® FC-PGA/FCPGA2 Pentium® III processors up to 1.4GHz. Coppermine and Tualatin supported
  • ServerWorks® Serverset LE 3.0
  • 4 x 168-pin DIMM sockets. Each supports from 64MB to 1GB registered SDRAM with ECC. Maximum capacity of 4GB
  • Integrated dual channel Adaptec U160 64/66 LVD SCSI controller
  • Integrated single port Intel 8950 fast Ethernet
  • Integrated ATI® RAGE-XL PCI-based 4MB VGA controller
  • Multi-boot BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) Compliant
  • Voltage adjustable 64 bit PCI slots
  • Four 64-bit slots and two 32 bit slots
 The board arrives with almost everything required to get you up and running. The first time I picked up the box I was a little stunned at the weight. I was to find out why pretty shortly. The box is crammed full of gear. A massive manual covering not only the DX3R Plus-U but also the Fortress 9500 server package, two I/O plates (one standard and one to suit the AOpen SV520 chassis, socket terminator, 5 position LVD cable, 50 pin narrow SCSI cable, extra serial port cable, IDE cable, PCI slot USB expansion plate, the usual driver software and Symantec's Norton Antivirus 2002. There's also a nice product catalogue showing AOpen's forthcoming VIA based dual Xeon offering.

 
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