CPU
Socket A for AMD®: Athlon XP/ Athlon/ Duron up to 2.4GHz+
Thoroughbred core CPU ready
Chipset
North Bridge: VIA®: KT400
South Bridge: VIA®: VT8235
Front Side Bus
333/266/200MHz
Memory
3 x DDR DIMM Sockets
Max. 3 GB unbuffered *PC3200 /PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 non-ECC SDRAM Memory
(Note: PC3200 Max. to 2 banks only; PC2700 Max. to 4 banks only)Expansion Slots
1 x AGP 8X
6 x PCI (one shared with optional ASUS proprietary wireless slot)
Storage
2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Flexible Serial ATA (optional)
Promise®: controller supports one ATA133 and two serial ATA connectors
Audio (optional)
Realtek 6-channel CODEC
S/PDIF in/out interface
LAN (Optional)
Broadcom®: 10/100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps Ethernet controller
USB 2.0
VIA®: VT8235 built-in USB 2.0
6 x USB 2.0 port
IEEE-1394
VIA®: 1394 controller
2 x 1394 port
Special Features
ASUS POST Reporter
ASUS MyLogo2
ASUS Q-Fan
Multi-language BIOS
Power Loss Restart
ASUS JumperFree
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
Support S/PDIF in/out interface (on audio model only)
ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection)
AGP Warning LED
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x Parallel
2 x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O (on audio model only)
1 x RJ-45 Port (on LAN model only)
4 x USB 2.0
Internal I/O Connectors
CPU/Power/Chassis FAN connectors
20 pin ATX power connector
IDE LED connector
Smart Card reader connector
Chassis Intrusion, SM Bus, SIR
Game port (on audio model only)
S/PDIF in/out connector (on audio model only)
2 x 1394 port (on 1394 model only)
CD/AUX/Modem audio in (on audio model only)
2 x SATA port (on SATA model only)
Front panel audio connector (on audio model only)
1 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
BIOS Features
4Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, TCAV, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, BIOS 2.3, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash, MyLogo2
Industry Standard
PCI 2.2, USB 2.0
Support CD
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe
Trend Micro PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
InterVideo WinCinema (for A7V8X GOLD version only)
Accessories
User's Manual
IDE cable
2 x UltraDMA 133 / 100 / 66 cable
FDD cable
I/O shield
2-port USB 2.0 / Game port module
2-port IEEE 1394 module and 2 x IEEE 1394 cable (on 1394 model only)
2x Serial ATA cable (on Serial ATA model only)
Driver CD
S/PDIF in/out module (on audio model only)
ASUS Wincinema (for A7V8X GOLD version only)
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WinCoder: Real-time MPEG-1 & 2 software video encoder
WinProducer: Easy-of-use MPEG-1 & 2 video editing software
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor 12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)