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ALiveDual-eSATA2

Socket AM2 for AMD Phenom™ X4 / X2, Athlon 64FX / 64X2 / X2 / 64 and Sempron processors
NVIDIA^® M1695 Chipset
NVIDIA^® nForce3 250 Chipset

FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s), Hyper-Transport Technology and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
AMD LIVE!™ Ready
Supports Dual Channel DDRII800/667/533 , 4 x DIMM slots, with max. capacity up to 8GB
ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%
1 x PCI Express x16 slot
1 x AGP 8X slot
Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed AGP/PCIE/ PCI Buses
Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
Supports PCIE Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
2 x Serial ATA 1.5 Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA^® nForce3 250, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) and "Hot Plug" functions
2 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors by JMicron^® JMB363 (PCIE x1 interface), support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
1 x eSATAII 3.0 Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII port), supports NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
1 x WiFi header
HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices.
7.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level Superior Audio (C-Media CM6501 Audio Codec with UAA architecture)
Supports all features in Windows^® Vista™ Premium
Supports Windows^® XP Media Center Edition
ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus : 1 eSATAII port, 4 ready-to-use USB ports

This model may not be sold worldwide. Please contact your local dealer for the availability of this model in your region.

General

CPU

- Socket AM2 for AMD Phenom™ X4 / X2, Athlon 64FX / 64X2 / X2 / 64 and Sempron processors
- AMD LIVE!™ Ready
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

Chipset

- Northbridge: NVIDIA^® M1695
- Southbridge: NVIDIA^® nForce3 250

Memory

- Dual Channel DDRII memory technology
- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots
- Supports DDRII800/667/533
- Max. capacity: 8GB*

*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows^® XP and Windows^® Vista™. For Windows^® XP 64-bit and Windows^® Vista™ 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS

- 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Audio, Video and Networking

Graphics

- n/a

Audio

- 7.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level Superior Audio (C-Media CM6501 Audio Codec with UAA architecture)

LAN

- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8111C
- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Expansion / Connectivity

Slots

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 3 x PCI slots
- 1 x AGP 8X* slot

*If you plan to install Windows^® Vista™ 32-bit / Vista™ 64-bit OS on this motherboard, please click here to read instructions and limitation carefully. For Windows^® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS, there is no such limitation.

Connector

- 2 x Serial ATA 1.5 Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA^® nForce3 250, support RAID* (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors by JMicron^® JMB363 (PCIE x1 interface), support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x eSATAII 3.0 Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII port), supports NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports; 2 of them are shared with USB23 ports on the I/O panel)
- 1 x WiFi header

*RAID function is only available under Windows^® 2000, XP or XP 64-bit OS.

Rear Panel I/O

ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATAII Port
- 1 x RJ-45 Port
- Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Other Features / Miscellaneous

Hybrid Booster

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%

Support CD

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)

Accessories

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- Floppy/ATA 133 cables
- 2 x SATA data cables (optional)
- 1 x SATA 1 to 1 power cable (optional)
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF cable (optional)

Hardware Monitor

- CPU Internal Temperature Sensing
- CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

Form Factor

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm

- Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant

Certifications

- FCC, CE, WHQL

Caution:
Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS or using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.