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Asrock AM2V890-VSTA & MSI K9A Platinum Motherboards

Manufacturer: Multiple
Product: AMD Socket AM2 Motherboards by VIA and ATI
Date: Tue, Aug 22, 2006 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Jason Petermann -
Price: Current Pricing

A Closer Look: The Asrock AM2V890-VSTA Specs

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CPU - Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon? 64FX / 64X2 / 64 and Sempron Processors
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied-Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology Chipset - Northbridge: VIA K8T890 CF
- Southbridge: VIA 8237A Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) Memory - Dual Channel DDRII memory technology
- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots
- Supports DDRII800/667/533
- Max. capacity: 8GB Slot - 3 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x4 / x1 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot Graphics - n/a Audio - Realtek ALC888 7.1 channel CODEC with High Definition Audio LAN - VIA PHY VT6103
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN Connector - 2 x Serial ATA 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
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connectors
- 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) Rear Panel I/O HD 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 LAN Port
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Hardware Monitor - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore 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)
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF cable (optional) 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? compliant Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL The specification is subject to change without notice in advance
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Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.


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