Welcome; Package Contents; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus P4V800D-X User Manual

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Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it
another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the
items in your package with the list below.
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Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard
Cables
Accessories
Application CDs
Documentation
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.3

Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Dual-Channel DDR 400
The 128-bit TwinBank DDR Memory architecture doubles the DDR 400 (PC3200)
bandwidth. System bottlenecks are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak
bandwidths up to 6.4 GB/s. See page 1-9 for details.
Serial ATA technology
Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable
performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial
ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility.
P4V800D-X supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD. See page 1-19 for details.
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P4V800D-X motherboard!
ASUS P4V800D-X motherboard
1 x Ultra 133/100/66 DMA cable
1 x Serial ATA cable
1 x Serial ATA power cable
1 x Floppy Disk Drive cable
I/O shield
ASUS motherboard support CD
User guide
Chapter 1: Product Introduction