Asus A8N-SLI A8N-SLI English edition user's manual, version E2024 - Page 7

A8N-SLI specifications summary - what chipset

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A8N-SLI specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN IEEE 1394 USB BIOS features Special features Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 processor Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit architecture NVIDIA® nForce™4 SLI 1 GHz (K8) / 800 MHz Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support non-ECC unbufferred 400 MHz DDR memory modules Supports up to 2 GB system memory 2 x PCI Express™ x16 slot for discrete graphics cards* 2 x PCI Express™ x1 slots 3 x PCI slots NVIDIA® nForce™4 SLI chipset supports: - 4 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 hard disk drives - 4 x Serial ATA drives with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations Realtek® ALC850 8-channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port Marvell® 88E81111 PCI Express™ Gigabit LAN controller T1 1394a controller supports: - 2 x IEEE 1394a ports Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports 4 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix-Award BIOS, LPC, Green, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS My Logo2™ ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Crash Free BIOS 2 (continued on the next page) This motherboard does not support the Scalable Link Interface™ (SLI) mode for two identical SLI™-ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Single card mode (default) supports: - 1 x PCI Express™ x16 graphics card on either blue or black slot vii

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A8N-SLI specifications summary
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset
Front Side Bus
Front Side Bus
Front Side Bus
Front Side Bus
Front Side Bus
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Expansion slots
Expansion slots
Expansion slots
Expansion slots
Expansion slots
Storage
Storage
Storage
Storage
Storage
Audio
Audio
Audio
Audio
Audio
LAN
LAN
LAN
LAN
LAN
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394
USB
USB
USB
USB
USB
BIOS features
BIOS features
BIOS features
BIOS features
BIOS features
Special features
Special features
Special features
Special features
Special features
Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/AMD Athlon™ 64
processor
Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous
32-bit and 64-bit architecture
NVIDIA
®
nForce™4 SLI
1 GHz (K8) / 800 MHz
Dual-channel memory architecture
4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support non-ECC
unbufferred 400 MHz DDR memory modules
Supports up to 2 GB system memory
2 x PCI Express™ x16 slot for discrete graphics cards*
2 x PCI Express™ x1 slots
3 x PCI slots
NVIDIA
®
nForce™4 SLI chipset supports:
-
4 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 hard disk drives
-
4 x Serial ATA drives with RAID 0, RAID 1, and
RAID 0+1 configurations
Realtek
®
ALC850 8-channel CODEC
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
Marvell
®
88E81111 PCI Express™ Gigabit LAN controller
T1 1394a controller supports:
- 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports
4 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix-Award BIOS, LPC, Green, PnP,
DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a
ASUS Q-Fan2
ASUS My Logo2™
ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS Crash
Free BIOS 2
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This motherboard does not support the Scalable Link Interface™
(SLI)
mode for two identical SLI™-ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards.
Single card mode (default) supports:
-
1 x PCI Express™ x16 graphics card on either blue or black slot