User Manual

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD Athlon™
64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Sempron™/AMD Opteron™
64 X2 processors. With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth memory
controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology-based system bus,
the motherboard provides a powerful platform for your diverse computing needs,
increased ofce productivity, and enhanced digital media experience.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of
800/667/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest
3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2
architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s.
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology
that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial
interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data
in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI
specications.
Dual RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID functionality
that allows you to select the best RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices.
The NVIDIA
®
nForce™ 570 SLI MCP (MCP55P) chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD congurations for six SATA.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports the next-generation Serial ATA II 3.0 Gb/s technology
through the Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA
®
nForce™ 570 SLI MCP
(MCP55P) chipset. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s specication provides twice the
bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products. Additionally, Serial ATA allows for
thinner, more exible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage required.