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ALiveDual-eSATA2

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
NVIDIA^® M1695 Chipset
NVIDIA^® nForce3 250 Chipset
FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s), Hyper-Transport Technology, AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
AMD LIVE!™ Ready
Supports Dual Channel DDR2 1066/800/667/533 (4 x DIMM slots) non-ECC, un-buffered memory, Max. capacity up to 16GB
ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%
1 x PCI Express x16 slot
1 x AGP 8X slot
Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed AGP/PCIE/ PCI Buses
Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
Supports PCIE Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
2 x SATA 1.5 Gb/s connectors by NVIDIA^® nForce3 250, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) and Hot Plug functions
2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors by JMicron JMB363 (PCIE x1 interface), support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
1 x eSATA2 3.0 Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATA2 port), supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
HDMI_SPDIF header, providing SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices.
7.1 CH Windows^® Vista™ Premium Level Superior Audio (C-Media CM6501 Audio Codec with UAA architecture)
Supports all features in Windows^® Vista™ Premium
Supports Windows^® XP Media Center Edition
ASRock 8CH_eSATA2 I/O Plus : 1 eSATA2 Port, 4 ready-to-use USB Ports

This model may not be sold worldwide. Please contact your local dealer for the availability of this model in your region.

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
- AMD LIVE!™ Ready
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- 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
- Northbridge: NVIDIA^® M1695
- Southbridge: 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^® XP and Windows^® Vista™. For Windows^® XP 64-bit and Windows^® Vista™ 64-bit 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
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8111C
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports PXE
Slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 3 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 by NVIDIA^® nForce3 250, support RAID* (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) and Hot Plug functions
- 2 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors by JMicron JMB363 (PCIE x1 interface), support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 1 x eSATA2 3.0 Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATA2 port), supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x WiFi header

*RAID function is only available under Windows^® 2000, XP or XP 64-bit OS.
Rear Panel I/O
ASRock 8CH_eSATA2 I/O Plus
- 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 eSATA2 Port
- 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
- 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
- 1 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cable (optional)
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF 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 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm
OS
- Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant
Certifications
- FCC, CE

Manual

Description	Language	Download
User Manual	English	Global	China
BSMI	Multi-Language	Global	China
Quick Installation Guide	Multi-Language	Global	China
RAID Installation Guide	English	Global	China

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.