Specifications

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Dual RAID solution
The onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID
functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using Serial ATA
devices. The AMD
®
SB600 chipset incorporates four Serial ATA connectors with
high performance RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 functions. The Marvell
®
controller provides
another two Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions. See pages
2-29 and 2-31 for details.
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video
appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals,
and other PC portable devices. See pages 2-25 and 2-32 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio
systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) Out
jacks.It allows digital audio transferring without converting it to analog format, and
therefore well preserves signal quality. See page 2-37 for details.
WiFi-AP Solo (WiFi-AP Edition only)
WiFi-AP Solo allows a new level of versatility for your PC and helps create a
complete wireless home network in either AP or wireless client mode. Users will be
able to play LAN games, connect to the Internet, access and share printers, and
use Skype from anywhere within range. WiFi-AP Solo provides these functions
even when the PC is in sleep mode, so users can use Skype as a replacement for
tradition long distance telephone service. Since WiFi-AP Solo is onboard, users
can save the cost of an extra WiFi-AP.
High Denition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High
Denition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality
192KHz/24-bit audio output that simultaneously sends different audio streams to
different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the headphones while
playing multi-channel network games. See pages 2-25 and 2-26 for details.