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That trend continues with the XPC SB75G2, which mates Shuttle's classic "G2" chassis with Intel's high-end "Canterwood" 875P Pentium 4 chipset. The SB75G2 is Shuttle's sixth XPC system based on the G2 chassis, and with the recent introduction of new "G4" systems, the SB75G2 may also be Shuttle's last G2 cube. If the SB75G2 is indeed Shuttle's last G2, the chassis is certainly going out with a bang. Read on for the goods on Shuttle's Canterwood cube.
The specs
As usual, we'll start with a quick look at the SB75G2's spec sheet.
| CPU support | Socket 478-based Intel Pentium 4 processors with 400/533/800MHz front-side bus |
| Form factor | Flex ATX (Shuttle form factor) |
| Chipset | Intel 875P |
| North bridge | Intel 875P MCH |
| South bridge | Intel ICH5R |
| Interconnect | Intel Accelerated Hub (266MB/sec) |
| PCI slots | 1 32-bit/33MHz |
| AGP slots | 1 AGP 4X/8X (1.5V only) |
| Memory | 2 184-pin DIMM sockets Maximum of 2GB of DDR333/400 SDRAM |
| Storage I/O | Floppy disk 2 channels ATA/100 2 channels Serial ATA 150 via ICH5R south bridge with RAID 0,1 support |
| Audio | 6-channel audio via ICH5R integrated audio and ALC650 codec |
| Ports |
1 PS/2 keyboard 1 PS/2 mouse 2 serial 6 USB 2.0 (2 front, 4 rear) 2 IEEE 1394 ports (1 front, 1 rear) via VT6307 Firewire controller 1 RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet via Broadcom BCM5788 2 line out/front out (1 front, 1 rear) 1 rear out 1 bass/center out 1 optical SPDIF in 1 optical SPDIF out 1 mic in (front) 1 line in (front) |
| BIOS | Phoenix AwardBIOS |
| Bus speeds | 100-355MHz in 1MHz increments (400-1420MHz quad-pumped) |
| Bus dividers | AGP/PCI/SATA: 66/33/100, 73/36/100, 80/40/100 |
| Voltages | CPU: 0.8250-1.5875V in 0.025V increments DRAM: 2.5, 2.65-2.75V in 0.05V increments AGP: 1.50-1.65V in 0.05V increments |
| Monitoring | Voltage, fan status, and temperature monitoring |
On the surface, the SB75G2 looks like a pretty standard 875P implementation, but Shuttle's take on Intel's Canterwood platform has a few unique twists that I'll be highlighting as we move along. Speaking of moving along, let's get started with the pictures of the all-black SB75G2.
