K8SLI

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Introduction

Congratulations on choosing the K8SLI mainboard! It based on nVIDIA® nForce4 SLI chipset. It also supports AMD® AthlonTM 64 / AMD® AthlonTM 64 FX Processor.

The K8SLI mainboard provides 4 sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM (Dual channel). You can install DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM. It supports install up to 4GB memory size.

The K8SLI mainboard provides two 8-lane (x8) PCI-Express slots which we can use with two identical SLI-ready PCI-Express graphics cards to enable SLI mode. This technology can increase substantially the performance. Please refer to Appendix for more information of SLI technology. These slots provide 2 GB/s bandwidths in each direction. The K8SLI mainboard also has two 1-lane (x1) PCI-Express slots for additional cards. The slot provides 250 MB/s bandwidths in each direction.

The K8LI mainboard provides a BIOSCN1 header for an additional Card (ABS). This can provide a second BIOS when the original one is damaged. You don’t have to be worried about what a damaged BIOS may cause.

The K8SLI mainboard includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 66/ 100/ 133. It also includes built in Serial ATA facilities that support SATA RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ JBOD and supports transfer rate to 300 MB/s per channel.

The K8SLI comes with an AC’97 audio controller (ALC655) which supports high quality 6 channel audio (5.1 channel audio effect). It supports also Sony/ Philips Digital Interface.

The K8SLI mainboard also comes with a LAN PHY Chip which supports a back panel LAN port capable of 1 Gbit/s transmission speeds.

The K8SLI mainboard comes with eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports.

The company’s 3 Year Limited Warranty for this product covers both labor costs and replacement parts during the 1st year (Any damage caused by natural disasters and improper use are not included in the warranty). Only labor costs are covered during the 2nd and 3rd years (replacement parts will be charged during the 2nd and 3rd years).

All of the information in this manual only for reference. This specification is subject to change without notice.

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