Processor

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

FSB

266/200 MHz

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)

IDE Ports

2 x UltraDMA/133/100/66

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 (optional)

VIA? 1394 controller

2 x 1394 port

RAID (optional)

RAID 0 support by two to three Parallel ATA or Serial ATA connectors.

RAID 1 support by two Parallel or Serial ATA connectors.

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 Interface

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 Feature

4Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, TCAV, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, BIOS 2.3, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash, MyLogo2

Industrial Standard

PCI 2.2, USB 2.0

Manageability

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR, WOL, Chassis Intrusion, SM Bus

Support CD

Drivers

ASUS PC Probe

Trend Micro? PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software

ASUS LiveUpdate Utility

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

Board Size

ATX Form Factor

12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)

Note: * Use only the tested and qualified PC3200-DDR400 DIMMs listed below.

Other DDR DIMM manufactured by other vendors may not be suitable for this motherboard.