Introduction

GA-8KNXP is the ultimate solution for the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 800MHZ FSB and Hyper-Threading Technology. Powered by the Intel highest performance 875P chipset and a variety of cutting edge technologies, 8KNXP is designed to be the full function platform with excellent performance. The architecture of 800MHz FSB, AGP 8x, Dual Channel DDR 400, and Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT) provides promising framework for excellent performance, while the innovative Dual Power System 2 (DPS 2) enhances the computing power and system stability. This platform features Intel® PRO/1000 CT Network Connection and delivers optimized network throughput & platform performance. The Serial ATA, IEEE 1394 Firewire and IDE RAID are integrated to provide superior I/O performance and data protection. GA-8KNXP will definitely delivers the uppermost platform with unprecedented computing power and rock-solid stability.

Supports 800MHz FSB Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology

Leveraging the Intel® 875P chipset to support 3GHz+ P4 CPUs on 800MHz FSB, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and advanced features, the GA-8KNXP delivers a full-value, highest performance solution for today's most demanding tasks.

Dual Channel DDR 400 Memory Architecture with ECC Support

With double the bandwidth of your system memory and hence boosts the system performance to out perform any memory existing solutions in the market. The 8KNXP Ultra allows you to handle memory-intensive tasks with ease.

GIGABYTE Patented Technology ¡V Dual Power System 2 (DPS 2)

Featuring new VRM 10.0 specification with that supply a total of 6 phase power circuit design, delivers a high durable power design for the new generation IntelR platform.

Intel® PRO/1000 CT Network Connection

Achieve 2X Gigabit performance through Communication Streaming Architecture (CSA) and enable ASF 2.0-based secure remote management with the Intel® PRO/1000 CT Network Connection.

Serial ATA Interface

Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility.

Texas Instrument IEEE 1394 Firewire Interface

Highly anticipated interface which enhances PC connectivity for consumer electronics A/V appliances, storage peripherals and portable devices.

AGP 8X Graphics Interface

AGP8X the new generation VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to 2.12GB/s. With a bus of 533MHz, AGP8X is twice as fast as AGP4X.

GigaRAID IDE RAID Controller

Supports RAID 0(Data Striping), RAID 1(Data Mirroring), RAID (0+1) and also JBOD function, delivering both data protection and data fetching performance to meet intensive applications demands.

GIGABYTE Xpress3 Series Software

The Xpress3 series software includes 3 unique software features, 1) Xpress Install for easier driver installation ,2) Xpress BIOS Rescue for restoring BIOS back to its original stage if the BIOS is crashed (This feature is currently not available), 3) Xpress Recovery a revolutionary software feature that backup or restore system files thru BIOS function.

High quality 6-channel AC'97 audio with S/P-DIF function

Integrated Realtek ALC655 AC'97 audio CODEC chip, enables users to experience the seamless high quality 6-channel audio while watching movies or gaming. With new Jack-Sensing feature users won't have to worry about how to install speakers correctly.

Processor

Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 processor.

Chipset

North Bridge : Intel® 875P MCH

South Bridge : Intel® ICH5R

Integrated Peripherals

Intel® CSA interface Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Silicon Image Serial ATA chip

Texas Instrument IEEE 1394 chip

GigaRAID controller chip

Realtek ALC655 CODEC

Front Side Bus

800 / 533 / 400 MHz FSB

Memory

Type: Dual Channel DDR 400 / 333 / 266 ECC support

Max capacity: 4 GB

DIMM slots: 6

Internal I/O Connectors

4 x Serial ATA connectors

2 x IEEE 1394 pin headers

2 x USB 2.0 (supports 4 ports by cable)

2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 Bus Master IDE

2 x UltraDMA 100/66 Bus Master IDE

1 x FDD

1 x S/P-DIF input/output pin header

CD/AUX in

1 x Game port pin header

Expansion Slots

1 x AGP Pro slot

5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.3 compliant)

1 x DPS slot

Rear Panel I/O

4 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x RJ45 LAN port

1 x LPT port

2 x COM ports

3 x Audio ports (Line-in / Line-out / MIC)

2 x PS/2 ports (Keyboard/Mouse)

Form Factor

ATX

30.5cm x 24.4cm

H/W Monitoring

ITE 8712F

System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS

Hardware detecting and reporting for case open, power-in voltage, CPU voltage, and fan speed.

BIOS

2 x 4M bit flash ROM, Award BIOS

Other Features

Xpress Install

Xpress Recovery

Smart Fan

EasyTune™ 4

@BIOS

Q-Flash™

Multi Language BIOS

Bundle Software

Norton Internet Security 2003

- Norton Anti Virus™

- Norton™ Personal Firewall

- Norton™ Privacy Control

- Norton™ Parental Control

- Norton™ Spam Alert

GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Driver

Intel® chipset software installation utility

Silcon Image Serial ATA driver

GigaRAID IDE RAID driver

Intel® RAID Driver

Intel® PRO/1000 CT LAN driver

Realtek audio driver

USB2.0 driver