BIOSTAR - BIOSTAR M7NCG nForce2 IGP mATX Preview Pics

January 13th 2003 | Hardware

BIOSTAR sent along a sample version of their new nForce2 microATX motherboard - the M7NCG.

Based on NVIDIA’s nForce2 IGP and MCP-T, the M7NCG comes with integrated GeForce4 MX graphics and Dolby® digital 5.1-channel audio with SPDIF Out. Other features include FireWire (IEEE 1394), up to 3GB dual-channel DDR400 support (DDR333 only if using onboard vga), LAN connectivity plus an AGP3.0 8x interface for an external graphics card.

BIOSTAR M7NCG
nForce2 IGP/MCP-T Motherboard

M7NCG nForce2 IGP



M7NCG nForce2 MCP-T




M7NCG IGP Fan



Underside of the IGP Fan



M7NCG Back Panel


  • 1 x PS/2 Mouse, 1x PS/2 Keyboard
  • 1 x LAN, 2 x Rear USB 2.0
  • 1 x Parallel
  • 1 x Serial
  • 1 x VGA
  • 1 x Game Port, 1 x Speak-out, 1 x Line-in, 1 x Mic.-in

Items included in the pack:

  • 1 x HDD cable
  • 1 x FDD cable
  • 4 x USB 2.0 bracket
  • 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) bracket
  • 1 x BIOSTAR User’s Manual
  • 1 x Drivers and Utilities Setup CD
  • 1 x Application Pack CD - Norton Antivirus 2002, Ghost 2002, Personal Firewall 2002

This sample (ver. 1.1) uses the Realtek ALC650 6-Channel AC’97 CODEC for audio, so no SPDIF support. But the retail version will include an SPDIF Out and offer fully functioning NVIDIA nForce audio with Dolby® digital 5.1-channel sound via the MCP-T.


More details: BIOSTAR M7NCG Product Page @ biostar.com.tw

BIOSTAR - BIOSTAR M7NCG nForce2 IGP mATX Preview Pics
Published in: Hardware on 2003-01-13