1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard!

The ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard comes with the most advanced technologies to deliver maximum performance for Socket A processors. This motherboard is packed with value-added features for guaranteed consumer satisfaction. The following sections provide important technical information about the motherboard for future upgrades or system reconfiguration.

Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 package for the following items.

ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard

Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in

ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 series support CD

40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA133 IDE drives

Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inch floppy drive

Bag of extra jumper caps

I/O shield

User Guide

1.3Special features

400MHz FSB support

The A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard comes with a Socket 462 to support the latest 400MHz FSB AMD Athlon XP™ processor. This feature is guaranteed to give you a powerful and efficient computer platform.

Dual-channel DDR memory support

With the 128-bit Twinbank DDR memory architecture, the A7N8X-VM/400 doubles the DDR333 bandwidth thus eliminating system bottlenecks. The A7N8X-VM/400 is capable of performing at peak bandwidth of up to 5.4GB/s assuring you of fast, reliable computing solution. See details on page 1-11.

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