Mainboard Specifications - MSI AmethystM Manual

MS-7184 M-ATX Mainboard

Mainboard Specifications

CPU
† Supports 64-bit AMD
† Supports up to 4000+ Athlon 64 FX-55, or higher CPU
(For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/pro-
gram/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php)
Chipset
† ATI
®
RS482 Chipset
TM
- HyperTransport connection to AMD K8 Athlon64 processor
- 8 or 16 bit control/address/data transfer both directions
- 1000/800 MHz "Double Data Rate" operation both direction
- Compliant with PCI Express 1.0a specifications (one x16 graphics interface,
which can be divided into two smaller links for use by other devices)
- Graphic integrated
† ATI ®
SB400 Chipset
- Supports dual channel native SATA controller up to 150MB/s with RAID 0 or RAID
1 or 0+1
- Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio
- Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100 master mode PCI EIDE controller
- ACPI & PC2001 compliant enhanced power management
- Supports USB2.0 up to 8 ports
M ain M emory
† Supports dual channel, eight memory banks DDR 333/400, using four 184-pin
DDR DIMMs
† Supports a maximum memory size up to 4GB without ECC
† Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM DIMM
(For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit http://www.msi.com.
tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php.)
Slots
† One PCI Express x16 slot (supports PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
† Three 32-bit Master 3.3V/5V PCI Bus slots
Onboard IDE
† An IDE controller on the ATI
Bus Master and Ultra DMA 100/66/33 operation modes
† Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
Onboard Serial ATA
† Supports 2 SATA ports with up to 150MB/s transfer rate
1-2
®
Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX processor (Socket 939)
®
SB400 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO,