*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows® Vista™. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® Vista™ 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Expansion Slot
- 1 x Future CPU Port (Supports CPU upgrade from AMD Socket 939 CPU to Socket AM2 CPU through AM2CPU Board)
- 3 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 1 x AGP 8X slot
Graphics - n/a
Audio - C-Media CM6501 7.1 channel audio compliant with UAA architecture
LAN - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
Connector - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD) and "Hot Plug" functions
- 1 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connector by JMicron JMB 360 (PCIE x1 interface), supports NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x Game header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 20 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)
Rear Panel I/O ASRock 8CH I/O
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 Port
- Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
Hardware Monitor - CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
Accessories - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- Floppy/ATA 133 cables
- 1 x SATA data cable (optional)
- 1 x SATA 1 to 1 power cable (optional)
Form Factor - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
OS - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista™ compliant
Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL
Why would you move a motherboard in the audio device category and why Aopen?
This is an ASrock (made by Asus) motherboard and it's clearly indicated as well.
Nothing to do with Aopen. the only thing is the audio for this board as issues with Linux and it's C-Media, not Aopen.
That's all. It should go under the category "motherboard"
Far from me to tell you what to do, but if people look for a motherboard they won't look in the audio section of the HCL. That's for sure.
Otherwise this board works very well on Suse 10.1. I disabled the integrated audio because it's weird c-media chipset gives some problems in games. I use a 16 bit stand alone card instead.
Great board because it let's keep your legacy AGP card and let's you upgrade to PCI-E later. S939 or AM2 comaptible via adapter. Way more feature than expected for this price range.
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