ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+
The northbridge on this motherboard is Intel's P35, which is cooled passively by an aluminum heatsink. Next to the P35 Northbridge are a 24-pin ATX power connector and a 4-pin molex connector. The 4-pin molex connector only needs to be used if using two PCI Express graphics cards and only using a 20-pin + 4-pin motherboard power connection.
The area around the LGA-775 CPU socket is relatively free of any obstructions that would cause problems with the installation of after-market heatsinks or waterblocks. The ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ motherboard supports up to Intel Core 2 Extreme and Intel Core 2 Quad processors. This processor support does extend to Quad-Core Yorkfield and Dual-Core Wolfdale processors with a 1600MHz FSB in an overclocking mode. Behind the CPU socket is the 4/8-pin ATX power connector.
At the I/O panel are the following ports: two PS/2, one serial, one parallel, four USB 2.0, one eSATA 2.0, one 10/100/1000 ethernet, one IEEE-1394a Firewire, and six audio ports. The eSATA 2.0 port is shared with the Serial ATA 2.0 port positioned directly next to the I/O area.
Our ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ sample had arrived slightly damaged. The 3-pin fan header and other headers in the lower right hand corner of the motherboard were slightly bent. ASRock's packaging has never been as nearly as elaborate as what can be found on Gigabyte or ASUS motherboards, but this is the first time we had received a (slightly) damaged motherboard. However, everything had worked and we were able to easily bend these pins back to normal.
One of the major additions found on the 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ is the 802.11g WiFi module. However, unlike the wireless modules found on ASUS motherboards that are soldered to the motherboard, the ASRock wireless is not. The 4Core1600P35-WiFi+ wireless module is a PCB with a Realtek RTL8187L ASIC that has a USB 2.0 header, which can be optionally attached to the motherboard between two of the PCI slots. It's convenient that this module can be easily removed, or you can just connect it to another USB 2.0 header. The wireless antenna connects to this module through an available expansion slot.