Thermo schrijft dat er bij Insane Hardware wat info is te vinden over de nieuwe AK73 Pro Socket A plaat van AOpen. Het bord zal o.a. optioneel FireWire support krijgen en tevens geschikt zijn voor multiplier tweaking. Via Dr. Voice krijg je verder mondeling bericht over problemen met je bord :
We got word today of AOpen's new mainboard for AMD Athlon & Duron CPUs. Here is what we have on the new AK73 Pro:
- VIA KT133 Chipset
- VIA 686B ATA/100 Southbridge
- CPU Multiplier Adjustment
- CPU Voltage Adjustment
- IEEE 1394 (Optional)
- Dr. Voice (optional) --- 4 language versions ( English, German, Japanese and Chinese)
One of the most interesting features here is the Dr. Voice, which is basically a talking Diagnostic feature that is very similar to what a few other companies have done. This is another great extension to their popular Dr. LED system that they currently use.