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Introducing the Motherboard
Feature
Processor
The NVIDIA® nForce4-4X is a single-chip with proven reliability and performance.
• HyperTransport x16 up and down links at up to 1.0 GHz to the AMD Sempron/
Athlon
64/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64 FX processors
• PCI 2.3 interface, supporting up to five PCI slots
• Two separate SATA controllers with integrated PHYs, each supporting two
drives in master mode
• IEEE 802.3 NVIDIA MAC for 1000BASE-T/100BASE-T/10BASE-T
• USB 2.0 EHCI and USB 1.1 OHCI, supporting up to ten ports
• Fast ATA-133 IDE controller
• AC’97 2.3 interface, supporting S/PDIF pass-through function and standard,
enhanced audio functionality
• Supports Gigabit/Fast Ethernet/Ethernet
Memory
• DDR2 800/667/533/400 DDR SDRAM with Dual Channel supported
• Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs
• Up to 8 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 32 GB
Audio
Chipset
HyperTransport
TM
Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it enables
integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently avail-
able interconnect technologies.
• Accommodates AMD Sempron/Athlon
64/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64
FX processors
• Supports up to 2000 MT/s HyperTransport
TM
(HT) interface Speeds
• Compliant with AC’97 v2.3 CODEC
• Supports 6-channel audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems
• Provides three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: Line-
in, CD, AUX
• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
Onboard LAN (optional)
• Supports 10/100 Mbps Auto-Negotiation operation
• Supports MII and 7-wire SNI (Serial Network Interface)
• Half/Full duplex operation
• Supports auto crossover detection
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
This motherboard uses a Socket AM2 that carries the following features: