Chapter 1. Getting Started; Introduction - Albatron K8NF4 Series User Manual

K8NF4 Series

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Introduction

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Congratulations on choosing the K8NF4 Series mainboard! It based on nVIDIA nForce4
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Ultra/Standard/4X chipset. It also supports AMD Athlon 64 / AMD Athlon 64 FX Processor.
The K8NF4 Series mainboard provides 4 sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM (Dual channel). You
can install DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM. It supports install up to 4GB memory
size.
These mainboards provide one 16-lane (x16) PCI-Express slot for use with a PCI-Express graphics
card. This slot can provide 4 GB/s bandwidths in each direction. It also has three 1-lane (x1)
PCI-Express slots for additional cards. These slots provide 250 MB/s bandwidths in each direction.
The K8NF4 Series provides a BIOSCN1 header for an additional Card (ABS). This can provide a
second BIOS when the original one is damaged. You don't have to be worried about what a damaged
BIOS may cause.
The K8NF4 Series mainboard includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 66/ 100/ 133. It
also includes built in Serial ATA or Serial ATA2 facilities that support SATA RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/
JBOD and support transfer rate to 150MB/sec or 300 MB/s per channel.
The K8NF4 Series comes with an AC'97 audio controller (ALC655) which supports high quality 6
channel audio (5.1 channel audio effect). It supports also Sony/ Philips Digital Interface.
The K8NF4 Series mainboard also comes with 10/100 or 1Gbits different LAN PHY Chip which
supports a back panel LAN port capable of 1 Gbit/s or 10/100 transmission speeds.
The K8NF4 Series mainboard comes with eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
All of the information in this manual only for reference. This specification is subject to change
without notice.
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