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1.3
Special features
1.3.1 Product Highlights
Latest processor technology
The 940-pin ZIF socket on the motheboard supports the AMD Athlon™ 64
FX and AMD Opteron™ processors. The AMD Opteron™ processor
represents the industry’s first x86-64 technology, while the AMD Athlon™
64 FX is a 64-bit PC processor designed specifically for cinematic
computing.
HyperTransport™ Technology
HyperTransport™ Technology is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point
link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated
circuits in computers, networking and telecommunicatons equipment up to
48 times faster than other existing technologies.
Serial ATA solution
The motherboard supports four interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA
(SATA) specification, an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA
storage interface. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more
flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to
150 MB/s data transfer rate.
Dual SATA RAID
The motherboard provides two high-performance Serial ATA RAID
controllers that enhances hard disk performance and data back-up
protection without the cost of additional RAID cards. The Promise® 20378
RAID controller incorporates two Serial ATA and one parallel connector
with RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 functions while the onboard VIA®
VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two Serial ATA connectors
for RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.
Dual Channel DDR memory support
Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the
motherboard supports up to 8GB of system memory using PC3200/
PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 DDR DIMMs. The ultra-fast 400MHz memory
bus delivers the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia,
and Internet applications.
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