• CPU
  - Support for Socket AM2+* / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor
  - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
  - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
  - Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
  - AM3 CPU Ready*
  
  

  *If you use AM3 / AM2+ CPU on AM2 chipset motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200 MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s), but the CPU frequency will not be influenced.
  
  *If you adopt AMD Phenom™ X4 AM2+ CPU on this motherboard with AGP VGA cards, please click here for AGP VGA Card support list.
• Chipset
  - NVIDIA^® nForce3 250
• Memory
  - Dual Channel DDR2 memory technology
  - 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots
  - Supports DDR2 1066*/800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
  - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB**
  
  

  *Support with AM3 / AM2+ CPU.
  
  **Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows^® 32-bit OS. For Windows^® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
• BIOS
  - 4Mb AMI BIOS
  - AMI Legal BIOS
  - Supports "Plug and Play"
  - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
  - Supports Jumperfree
  - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
• Graphics
  - n/a
• Audio
  - 7.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level Superior Audio (C-Media CM6501 Audio Codec with UAA architecture)
• LAN
  - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
  - Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
  - Supports Wake-On-LAN
  - Supports PXE
• Slots
  - 5 x PCI slots
  - 1 x AGP 8X slot*
  
  

  *If you plan to install Windows^® XP 64-bit / Vista™ 32-bit / Vista™ 64-bit OS on this motherboard, please click here to read instructions and limitation carefully. For Windows^® 2000 / XP OS, there is no such limitation.
• Connector
  - 2 x SATA 1.5 Gb/s connectors, support RAID* (RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD) and Hot Plug functions
  - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)
  - 1 x Floppy connector
  - 1 x IR header
  - 1 x Game header
  - CPU/Chassis FAN connector
  - 20 pin ATX power connector
  - 4 pin 12V power connector
  - CD in header
  - Front panel audio connector
  - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports; 2 of them are shared with USB23 ports on the I/O panel)
  
  

  *RAID function is only available under Windows^® 2000, XP or XP 64-bit OS.
• Rear Panel I/O
  ASRock 8CH I/O
  - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
  - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
  - 1 x Serial Port: COM1
  - 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP support)
  - 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
  - 1 x RJ-45 Port
  - Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
• Unique Feature
  Hybrid Booster:
  - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
  - ASRock U-COP
  - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
  - ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%
• Support CD
  - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
• Accessories
  - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
  - Floppy/ATA 133 Cables
  - 1 x SATA Data Cable (optional)
  - 1 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cable (optional)
• Hardware Monitor
  - CPU Temperature Sensing
  - Chassis Temperature Sensing
  - CPU Fan Tachometer
  - Chassis Fan Tachometer
  - CPU Quiet Fan
  - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
• Form Factor
  - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm
• OS
  - Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant
• Certifications
  - FCC, CE

The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.

The above user interface picture is a sample for reference. The actual user interface may vary with the updated software version.