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Introducing the Motherboard
Feature
Processor
The NVIDIA®MCP61S is a single-chip with proven reliability and performance.
• HyperTransport x16 up and down links at up to 1.0 GHz to the AM2 CPUs
• support PCI Express x8 for external graphics
• PCI 2.3 interface at 33 MHz
• Support 2 SATA2 3.0 Gb/s devices
• Native 10/100 Ethernet MAC supported
• Eight USB 2.0 ports supported
• Fast ATA-133 IDE controller
• High Definition Audio Specification 1.0 compliant
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 Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon 64/Sempron
processors
• Supports up to 2000 MT/s HyperTransport
TM
(HT) interface Speeds
This motherboard uses a Socket AM2 that carries the following features:
• DDR2 800/667/533 DDR SDRAM with Dual Channel supported
• Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs
• Up to 8 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 16 GB
Memory
Audio
• Three Stereo DACs support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 5.1 channel
audio solution
• ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96k sample rate
• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 3.0x audio requirements
• Direct Sound 3D
TM
compatible
• Four Stereo DACs support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 7.1 channel audio
solution
• ADCs support 48k/96k sample rate
• High quality differential CD input
• Power Support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 5.0V
• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
• Direct Sound 3D
TM
compatible
The onboard Audio provides the following features:
• 8 channels of DAC support 24/20/16-bit PCM format for 7.1 audio solution
• Supports 192K/96K/48K/44.1KHz DAC sample rate
• Power support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 3.5V~5.25V
• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.x audio requirements
• Direct Sound 3D
TM
compatible
• Dolby
R
Digital Encoder output for consumer electronic application