A7V8X specifications summary

CPU

Socket A for AMD Thoroughbred, Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron

 

600 MHz ~ 2.4 GHz+

Chipset

 

Northbridge: VIA KT400

 

Southbridge: VIA VT8235

Front Side Bus (FSB)

 

333/266/200Mhz

Memory

 

3 x DDR DIMM Sockets

 

Maximum 3 GB unbuffered PC2100/1600 non-ECC SDRAM

 

Memory.(Note: PC2700 maximum to 2 DIMM support only.

 

PC3200 maximum to 1 DIMM support only.)

 

Visit the ASUS website for the latest qualified DDR400/DDR333 module list

Expansion slots

 

1 x AGP 8X

 

6 x PCI (one shared with ASUS BlueMagic PCI slot.)

IDE

 

2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66

Flexible Serial ATA

 

Promise controller supports one ATA133 channel and two

(optional)

Serial ATA connectors

RAID (optional)

 

RAID 0 supported by two or three Parallel ATA or Serial ATA

 

connectors. RAID 1 supported by two Parallel or Serial ATA

 

connectors.

Audio (optional)

 

Realtek 6-channel CODEC

 

S/PDIF in/out interface

LAN (optional)

 

Broadcom 10/100 Mbps or 1 Gbps Ethernet controller

USB 2.0

 

VT8235 built-in USB 2.0

 

6 x USB 2.0 port

IEEE 1394 (optional)

 

VIA 1394 controller

 

2 x 1394 port

Special Features

 

ASUS POST Reporter (optional)

 

ASUS MyLogo2

 

ASUS EZ Flash

 

ASUS Q-Fan

 

Multi-language BIOS

 

Power Loss Restart

 

ASUS Jumperfree

 

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)

 

support S/PDIF in/out interface (on audio model only)

 

ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection)

 

AGP Warning LED

 

 

 

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