IP 35Pro - one or two LAN connectors

hello NG,
I am somewhat puzzled by the descripton of this board on the ABIT homepage:
http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/moth...&fMTYPE=LGA775

They say "On board Dual Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M
Ethernet", and further down under Back Panel I/O they say "1 x RJ-45 LAN
connector" - how come? wouldn't Dual LAN automatically mean that there are 2
connectors?
Can someone enlighten me?

Also, under "Internal I/O" they cite 1 ATA-connector, does this mean I can
connect 1 or 2 devices?

Thanks and regards, Erich

In article <14cb9$470bd3cb$5471814c$4411@news.chello.at>,
erich.seidenschmiedt@chello.at says...
> hello NG,
> I am somewhat puzzled by the descripton of this board on the ABIT homepage:
> http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/moth...&fMTYPE=LGA775
>
> They say "On board Dual Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M
> Ethernet", and further down under Back Panel I/O they say "1 x RJ-45 LAN
> connector" - how come? wouldn't Dual LAN automatically mean that there are 2
> connectors?
> Can someone enlighten me?
>
> Also, under "Internal I/O" they cite 1 ATA-connector, does this mean I can
> connect 1 or 2 devices?
>
> Thanks and regards, Erich
>
>

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...27-030-02.jpg%
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030-06.jpg%2c13-127-030-07.jpg%2c13-127-030-08.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&Depa=0
&Description=ABIT+IP35+Pro+ATX+Intel+Motherboar d

http://tinyurl.com/2zkrge

Shows 2 lan connectors to me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127030

Says 2 pata devices.

Bill

here is a pic of the back panel.............
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/image....8xNV9sLmpwZw==
you can see it clearly shows 2 connectors
1 ATA connector means that with the proper cable you can hook up 2
devices........
peter
"Erich Seidenschmiedt" <erich.seidenschmiedt@chello.at> wrote in message
news:14cb9$470bd3cb$5471814c$4411@news.chello.at.. .
> hello NG,
> I am somewhat puzzled by the descripton of this board on the ABIT
> homepage:
> http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/moth...&fMTYPE=LGA775
>
> They say "On board Dual Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M
> Ethernet", and further down under Back Panel I/O they say "1 x RJ-45 LAN
> connector" - how come? wouldn't Dual LAN automatically mean that there are
> 2 connectors?
> Can someone enlighten me?
>
> Also, under "Internal I/O" they cite 1 ATA-connector, does this mean I can
> connect 1 or 2 devices?
>
> Thanks and regards, Erich
>

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:17:28 +0200, "Erich Seidenschmiedt"
<erich.seidenschmiedt@chello.at> wrote:

>hello NG,
>I am somewhat puzzled by the descripton of this board on the ABIT homepage:
>http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/moth...&fMTYPE=LGA775
>
>They say "On board Dual Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M
>Ethernet", and further down under Back Panel I/O they say "1 x RJ-45 LAN
>connector" - how come? wouldn't Dual LAN automatically mean that there are 2
>connectors?
>Can someone enlighten me?
>
>Also, under "Internal I/O" they cite 1 ATA-connector, does this mean I can
>connect 1 or 2 devices?
>
>Thanks and regards, Erich

I have this mobo. It has two LAN connectors and a single ATA
connector, which would allow you to attach two devices to the same
cable.

Intel, in their wisdom, decided that the P35 chipset doesn't need ATA
functionality so Abit used a JMicron ATA controller to provide that
support. I don't have any ATA devices but I've seen several reports
that the JMicron controller has issues.

In addition, the LAN connectors are wired to the PCI bus and not the
PCIe bus, so if you truly wanted two connections both going at gigabit
speeds then you're likely to be disappointed there too.

Having said all that, I truly love this board. I'm running a Q6600 at
3 Ghz and it's solid as a rock.