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3 special features, 1 product highlights – Asus K8V User Manual

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ASUS K8V motherboard

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Special features

1.3.1 Product Highlights

Latest processor technology

The AMD Athlon™ 64 desktop processor is based on AMD’s 64-bit architecture,
which represents the landmark introduction of the industry’s first x86-64
technology. This processor provides a dramatic leap forward in compatibility,
performance, investment protection, and reduced total cost of ownership and
development.

HyperTransport™ Technology

HyperTransport™ Technology is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point link
designed to increase the communication speed between integrated circuits in
computers, networking and telecommunicatons equipment up to 48 times faster
than other existing technologies.

Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology

The motherboard supports the AMD

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Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically

and automatically changes the CPU speed, voltage and amount of power
depending on the task the CPU performs.

Serial ATA solution

The motherboard supports four interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA (SATA)
specification, an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface.
The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin
count, reduced voltage requirement, up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate.

Dual SATA RAID

The motherboard provides two high-performance Serial ATA RAID controllers that
enhances hard disk performance and data back-up protection without the cost of
additional RAID cards. The Promise

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20376 RAID controller incorporates two

Serial ATA and one parallel connector with RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions while the
onboard VIA

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VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two Serial ATA

connectors for RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.

AGP 8X support

AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the VGA interface specification that enables enhanced
graphics performance with maximum bandwidth speeds of up to 2.12 GB/s.

S/PDIF out

The motherboard’s S/PDIF out function turns your computer into a high-end
entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful speaker systems.