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The
DIMM Slots 
Unfortunately,
just like many motherboard, the 60JV2 leaves a lot to be desired
in the placement of the DIMM slots. Check out the picture above. You
will see that the DIMM slots are placed close to the AGP slot.
Once you install an AGP card into the AGP slot, you will realize
that the clips for the DIMM slots cannot be released properly. So,
if you want to install or remove your SDRAM DIMMs, you will have
to remove the AGP card first. The
Floppy Port 
For
some reason, Chaintech chose to place the floppy port connector in
a rather awkward position. As the picture above shows, it's just
below the DIMM slots! While it doesn't interfere with the DIMM
slots' operation, the close proximity to the AGP slot means
installing or removing the floppy port cable will be rather
cumbersome. There's really no advantage in placing the floppy port
connector there so I don't know why Chaintech did that. The
Power Connector 
Eh...
what's this??? Chaintech placed the power connector at the lower
left corner of the CPU socket (the picture above was rotated 90o
clockwise)! This is a rather bad position because it means
that the power cable will have to cross over the CPU
cooler's inlet! Therefore, the cable will impede proper airflow to
the cooler and reduce the amount of cool air that the cooler can
suck in to cool the processor. Chaintech should move the
position of the power connector elsewhere. Ideally, for best
airflow, it should be at the top right part of the motherboard,
somewhere between the CPU socket and the DIMM slots. The
CPU Socket 
Here's the FC-PGA 370 CPU socket. It supports the latest
Celeron and Pentium III processors. Nice metal lever with a bent
end for easier use. That's better than some motherboards that
still ship with straight plastic levers. |
