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ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS Motherboard

noreply@blogger.com (RAVI) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:10:00 -0700

Desktop board / motherboard

P5KPL-AM/PS with Intel G31 chipset inside supports Intel Quad-core CPU and features 1600(OC)/1333/1066/800MHz FSB, PCI Express x 16, Serial ATA interface, high performance integrated graphics engine, dual-channel DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 memory, and 6 Channel HD Audio CODEC. Users can experience faster graphics performance. P5KPL-AM/PS is the most affordable all-in-one solution platform for Intel® Core™2 Processor with Intel G31 chipset inside.

Asus P5KPL-AM/PS Motherboard

CPU Socket Type: LGA 775

CPU Type: Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D / Celeron®

Form Factor: Micro ATX

North Bridge: Intel G31

FSB: 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz

CPU

Intel Socket 775 for Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D / Celeron® Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ready
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

Chipset

P35 / ICH9R Intel ICH7

Front Side Bus

*1600/1333/1066/800 *Overclock speed MHz

Memory

2 x DIMM, 4 GB, DDR2 1066*/800/667 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*Refer to user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)
**When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, WindowsR 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.

Expansion Slots

x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 1
x PCI
2

VGA

Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (Intel® GMA 3100)
Max. resolution:2048x1536X32bpp, Horizontal:127.5KHz Vertical:85Hz

Storage

Southbridge
UltraDMA 100/66/33 1 x
4 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports

LAN

Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit LAN

Audio

Realtek ALC662 6 -Channel High-Definition Audio CODEC
Anti-Pop Function
Jack-detect & Multi-Streaming
Support S/PDIF Out connector

USB

USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel) 8

ASUS AI Lifestyle Features

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS Q-Fan
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS MyLogo 2
Power Stabilizer

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x VGA
1 x COM
1 x Parallel port
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0
6 Channel Audio I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
1 x internal speaker connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x High Definition front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x CD audio-in connector
24-pin EPS 12V Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x System panel connector
1 x COM connector

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM
AMI BIOS
PnP
DMI 2.0
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.5
ACPI 2.0

Manageability

WOL,PXE,RPL,WOR ,PME Wake Up

Accessories

1 x UltraDMA 100/66/33 cable
1 x SATA cable
1 x SATA Power cable
I/O Shield
User's manual

Support CD

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
Anti-virus software
Bundled Software

Form Factor

uATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 8.35 inch 24.5 cm x 21.2 cm )

ASUS Motherboard M3N78-EM for AMD Processors

noreply@blogger.com (RAVI) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:12:00 -0700

Features:

AMD AM2+/AM2 Platform

Support latest AMD Phenom ™ Quad-Core Processor

Dual-Channel DDR2 -1066/800/667

5 Secs from Bootup to Online with Express Gate

NVIDIA Hybrid SLI™ and DX10 Support

Multi-VGA Output: HDMI/DVI/RGB Support

High Definition Experience of Vision and Audio

Support 45nm Phenom™ II CPU

Specifications:

CPU

AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processors
for AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™
AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology
Support up to 140W CPU
Support 45nm Phenom™ II CPU

Chipset

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

System Bus

Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU
2000/1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
* DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only.
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)
* When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe x16
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI 2.2

VGA

Integrated NVIDIA GeForce® 8 Series GPU
Hybrid SLI™ Support (supports Windows Vista only)
Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200
Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920 × 1200 @ 60 Hz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920 × 1440 @ 75 Hz
HDMI/DVI/RGB Support
Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0
Support PCIe 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture

Storage

NVIDIA® GeForce 8300
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
1 xExternal SATA 3 Gb/s ports 5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (Use SATA1-3 for IDE mode.)
NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD

LAN

NVIDIA built-in Gigabit MAC with external Realtek PHY

Audio

Realtek® ALC1200 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O
Support Jack Detection and Multi-streaming
DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC

IEEE 1394

JMB381 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)

USB

12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features

ASUS Express Gate
- Web browser, file downloading and uploading*
- Further free features upgradable
* File downloading and uploading through USB devices only
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- ASUS Q-Fan
- 4+1 Phases ASUS Power Design
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2

Overclocking Features

Precision Tweaker
- vCore: 4-step CPU voltage control
- vDIMM: Adjustable DRAM voltage at 0.00625V increment
- vChipset: 4-step Chipset voltage control
GPU Overclocking
Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS)
- SB tuning up to 300MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS CPU Parameter Recall (C.P.R.)

Special Features

ASUS MyLogo 2

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse
1 x HDMI port
1 x DVI port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x RJ45 port
1 x External SATA port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x Optical S/PDIF output
1 x IEEE 1394a
8-Channel Audio I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x High Definition front panel audio connector
1 x IDE connector
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x CD audio-in connector
1 x CPU fan connector
1 x Chassis fan connector
1 x Power fan connector
1 x COM connector
1 x LPT connector
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
5 x SATA connectors
1 x S/PDIF Out header
3 x USB 2.0 connectors for 6 additional USB 2.0 ports
1 x 24-pin EATX power connector
1 x 4-pin x ATX 12V power connector
1 x System panel connector

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.5
ACPI 2.0a
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR by Ring, WOL/WOR by PME, PXE

Accessories

2 x SATA cables
1 x 2-port SATA power cable
1 x UltraDMA 133 / 100 / 66 cable
1 x Floppy Disk Drive cable
1 x I/O Shield
User's manual

Support Disc

Drivers
Express Gate
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software

Form Factor

uATX Form Factor
9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )

CPU	AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processors for AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™ AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology Support up to 140W CPU Support 45nm Phenom™ II CPU
Chipset	NVIDIA GeForce 8300
System Bus	Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU 2000/1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture * DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only. * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List) * When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
VGA	Integrated NVIDIA GeForce® 8 Series GPU Hybrid SLI™ Support (supports Windows Vista only) Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920 × 1200 @ 60 Hz Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920 × 1440 @ 75 Hz HDMI/DVI/RGB Support Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0 Support PCIe 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture
Storage	NVIDIA® GeForce 8300 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33 1 xExternal SATA 3 Gb/s ports 5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (Use SATA1-3 for IDE mode.) NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD
LAN	NVIDIA built-in Gigabit MAC with external Realtek PHY
Audio	Realtek® ALC1200 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O Support Jack Detection and Multi-streaming DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
IEEE 1394	JMB381 controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)
USB	12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features	ASUS Express Gate - Web browser, file downloading and uploading* - Further free features upgradable * File downloading and uploading through USB devices only ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution - ASUS Q-Fan - 4+1 Phases ASUS Power Design ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2
Overclocking Features	Precision Tweaker - vCore: 4-step CPU voltage control - vDIMM: Adjustable DRAM voltage at 0.00625V increment - vChipset: 4-step Chipset voltage control GPU Overclocking Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) - SB tuning up to 300MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - ASUS CPU Parameter Recall (C.P.R.)
Special Features	ASUS MyLogo 2
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x RJ45 port 1 x External SATA port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 1 x Optical S/PDIF output 1 x IEEE 1394a 8-Channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors	1 x High Definition front panel audio connector 1 x IDE connector 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x CD audio-in connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Power fan connector 1 x COM connector 1 x LPT connector 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 5 x SATA connectors 1 x S/PDIF Out header 3 x USB 2.0 connectors for 6 additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 4-pin x ATX 12V power connector 1 x System panel connector
BIOS	8 Mb Flash ROM DMI 2.0 AMI BIOS PnP WfM 2.0 SM BIOS 2.5 ACPI 2.0a ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR by Ring, WOL/WOR by PME, PXE
Accessories	2 x SATA cables 1 x 2-port SATA power cable 1 x UltraDMA 133 / 100 / 66 cable 1 x Floppy Disk Drive cable 1 x I/O Shield User's manual
Support Disc	Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software
Form Factor	uATX Form Factor 9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )