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Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Serial ATA 3Gb/s and SATA-On-The-Go Serial ATA 3Gb/s and SATA-On-The-Go
Serial ATA 3Gb/s and SATA-On-The-Go Serial ATA 3Gb/s and SATA-On-The-Go
Serial ATA 3Gb/s and SATA-On-The-Go
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the
Silicon Image Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ - Intel
®
Edition
chipset. The Serial ATA 3 Gb/s specification provides twice the bandwidth of
the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features, including Native
Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation
Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Serial ATA allows thinner, more flexible cables
with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements.
Leveraging these Serial ATA 3Gb/s features is the *SATA-On-The-Go. This
external port on the rear panel I/O provides smart setup, hot-plug and
support for up to 16 devices with port-multiplier functions. See pages 2-28
and 2-29 for details. (*
Deluxe model only
)
Dual RAID solutionDual RAID solution
Dual RAID solutionDual RAID solution
Dual RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID
functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using IDE or
Serial ATA devices.
The NVIDIA
®
nForce4
®
SLI™ allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and a
software patch to support RAID 5 configuration for four SATA 3Gb/s and
two PATA connectors. See pages 2-27 and 5-23.
The *Sil3132R controller supports two additional SATA 3Gb/s connectors
and allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations through the internal and
external SATA ports. See pages 2-28 and 5-30 for details.
(*Deluxe model only)
Dual Gigabit LAN solution Dual Gigabit LAN solution
Dual Gigabit LAN solution Dual Gigabit LAN solution
Dual Gigabit LAN solution
(Deluxe model only)
The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide the
total solution for your networking needs. These network controllers use the
PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your wired or
wireless Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements. See page 2-25 for
details.
PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface
PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect
technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point
serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by
carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with
existing PCI specifications. See pages 2-20 and 2-21 for details.