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ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
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2 9266 11-27-2006
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100% of reviewers None indicated 8.0



Description: Info from ASUS website:

CPU

- Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64
- AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing
- Supports AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce®4 SLI™

Front Side Bus

2000 MT/s, 1600MT/s

Memory

- 4 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max. 4GB DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 ECC/ non-ECC un-buffered DDR SDRAM memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Expansion Slots

- 2 x PCI Express x16 slot
*SLI mode : x8 , x8
*Default(Single VGA) mode : x16, x1
- 2 x PCI Express x1
- 3 x PCI

SLI

- Under SLI mode : support two identical SLI-ready graphics cards
- Under Default(Single VGA) mode: supports all PCI Express graphics cards
- ASUS EZ Plug
- ASUS SLI Warning LED
- ASUS EZ Selector
- ASUS two-slot thermal design
- ASUS PEG Link for dual PCIe graphic cards

Storage/RAID

nForce4 Storage:
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s
- 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
- NVRAID : RAID0, RAID1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD span cross SATA and PATA
Silicon Image 3114R RAID controller:
- 4 x Serial ATA with RAID0, 1,10, and RAID5

LAN

nForce4 built-in Gbit MAC with external Marvell PHY :
- NV ActiveArmor
- NV Firewall
- AI NET2
MARVELL PCI Gbit LAN controller :
- AI NET2

Audio

Realtek ALC850, 8-channel CODEC
Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology
Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports on back I/O

IEEE 1394

TI 1394 controller supports 2 x 1394 ports

USB

Max. 10 USB2.0 ports
ASUS AI Proactive Features

AI NOS(Non-delay Overclocking System)
AI NET2 network diagnosis before entering OS

Overclocking Features

AI NOS (Non-delay Overclocking System)
AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
ASUS PEG Link for single/dual graphics cards
Precision Tweaker:
- vDIMM: 9-step DRAM voltage control
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125 increment
- SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): allowing FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
- PCIe Frequency: allowing PCIe frequency from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1MHz increment

Fixed PCIe/PCI/SATA frequencies.
ASUS PEG Link for single/dual graphics cards
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

Post Reporter
ASUS EZFlash
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2
ASUS Q-Fan
ASUS MyLogo2
ASUS Multilanguage BIOS
ASUS Instant Music
ASUS SLI warning LED
ASUS EZ Selector
ASUS EZ Plug

BIOS

4 Mb Flash ROM, AWARD BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Parallel
2 x RJ45
1 x 1394
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-Channel Audio I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x SLI selector card connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x IEEE1394 connectors
- 1 x Paraller connector
- 1 x COM connector
- 1 x GAME/MIDI connector
- CPU Fan / 2x Chassis Fan/ Power Fan/ Chipset Fan connectors
- Front panel audio connector
- Chassis Intrusion connector
- CD audio-in connector
- 24-pin ATX Power connector
- 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector

Support CD

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe - PC Health Monitoring Software
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
ASUS AI Booster
ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet Utility
NVIDIA nTune Utility
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Accessories

SLI connector
1 x 1-port IEEE1394 module
1 x SLI retention bracket
8 x Serial ATA cables
4 x 2-port SATA power cable
1 x 2-port USB2.0 / Game module
1 x 2-port USB2.0 module
1 x COM Port module
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x IDE cable
1 x FDD cable
1 x I/O Shield
User's manual
Setting Sticker
WinDVD Suite

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.5cm)
Keywords: A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4 nForce 4
/sbin/lspci output: 00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7800 GT (rev a1)
05:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
05:06.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port (rev 04)
05:06.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04)
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI


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Old 10-22-2006, 05:59 AM   #1
carl0ski
 
Registered: Sep 2004
Distribution: Support those that support you :)
Posts: 868
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.15-23-386
Distribution: Ubuntu 6.10 Dapper



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All worked out of the box
Both Ethernet connectors were recognised and usable
(however as you would expect using 2 NICs ensure the gateway device is set correctly)

Analog Onboard sound worked out of the box
Fantastic sound quality
(my previous card was an Audigy 2 ZS)


Optical and Coaxial worked with the flick of 2 switches in ALSAMIXER

Downsides
No official support from NVIDIA for Sound device.
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Old 11-27-2006, 04:02 AM   #2
carl0ski
 
Registered: Sep 2004
Distribution: Support those that support you :)
Posts: 868
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 0

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.16.13-4-SMP
Distribution: Suse 10.1 X86_64


All worked out of the box
Nvidia Onboard SATA II
Achieve Throughput is achieved

Sata_Sil SATA 1 is detected correctly

Both Ethernet connectors were recognised and usable
(however as you would expect using 2 NICs ensure the gateway device is set correctly)

Analog Onboard sound worked out of the box
Fantastic sound quality
(my previous card was an Audigy 2 ZS)
Optical and Coaxial worked with the flick of 2 switches in ALSAMIXER

Downsides
Confusing sound configuration options/headings
Drives on Silicon Image SATA cannot be used unless all drives attached are in BIOS Sata_sil SoftRaid
(Softraid doesnt work in Ubuntu or Suse)
Work around all drives must be set to Concentave (single drive mode) in Silicon Image Bios.
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