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ASRock AliveNF5 eSATA2+ Motherboard

"Overall the ASRock ALiveNF5 eSATA2+ is a surprisingly good budget motherboard for AM2 processors. It offers good performance at a great price."


Tags : AliveNF5   ASRock   eSATA2   Motherboard  

Posted on May 3, 2007, 1:20 AM UTC by Winston Chim

Features and Specifications

Features and Specifications

 

ALiveNF5-eSATA2

 

 

Specifications
CPU - Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX / 64X2 / 64 and Sempron processors
- AMD LIVE!™ Ready
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
Chipset - NVIDIA® nForce 520
Memory - Dual Channel DDRII memory technology
- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots
- Supports DDRII800/667/533
- Max. capacity: 16GB*

*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
 Audio, Video and Networking
Graphics - n/a
Audio - 7.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (ALC888 Audio Codec)
LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111B
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
 Expansion / Connectivity
Slots - 3 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
Connector - 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x eSATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors (shared with 2 SATAII ports), support NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x Game header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 2 x IEEE 1394 headers
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 20 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 4 x USB 2.0 headers (support 8 USB 2.0 ports)
Rear Panel I/O ASRock 8CH_eSATAII 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)
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x eSATAII Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Free Bundle: USB+1394 bracket, providing 2 additional USB 2.0 ports and 1 IEEE 1394 port
 Other Features / Miscellaneous
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
- 4 x SATA data cable (optional)
- 2 x SATA 1 to 1 power cable (optional)
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF cable (optional)
- 1 x USB+1394 bracket
Hardware Monitor - CPU Internal Temperature Sensing
- CPU Ambient 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 Media Center / XP 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit compliant
Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

 

 

For more information ... please visit ASRock's Website

 

 

NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for AMD

 

 

NVIDIA nForce® 500 Series media and communications processors (MCPs) deliver a complete range of solutions for AMD-based discrete platforms. Performance enhancing features include:

  • NVIDIA SLI™ technology for scalable graphics performance.
  • NVIDIA MediaShield™ storage technology, you can easily set up and configure up to six SATA drives for even higher performance and security.
  • NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology prioritizes network traffic for more responsive online gaming.
  • NVIDIA DualNet® technology doubles your network connectivity options.

With the NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs and forceware from NVIDIA, you can create PCs for casual gamers and multi-taskers on up to the hardcore enthusiast.

 

NVIDIA nForce 550, 520, 520 LE for Mainstream PC users

Packed with the latest technology used by the most demanding PC Enthusiasts, NVIDIA nForce 550/520/520 LE MCPs deliver outstanding quality and performance for every PC user.

 

For more information regarding Nvidia's NForce 500 series chipset ... please visit Nvidia's website

  

 

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