Asus KFN5-Q/SAS - Manual (Page 18)

ASUS KFN5-Q Series 1-3
HyperTransport (HTX)
HyperTransport (HTX) is an industry-standard interconnect that allows
direct peripheral-card to the system CPU communications, speeding
performance, and reducing latency. The HTX specification support up
to 6.4GB/s data transfer rate, and with 2 x 16-bit, double data rate
HyperTransport lnks working at 800MHz clock.
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology support
(
KFN5-Q/SAS only)
SAS is the latest storage interface for enterprise-class storage devices.
Building on and improving the parallel SCSI foundation, SAS is the new
industry standard that includes Serial ATA interoperability, and is projected
to be the successor of the Ultra320 SCSI technology.
Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) solution
(
KFN5-Q/SAS only)
The motherboard comes with a ZCR socket for an optional Zero-Channel
RAID card, allowing RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), RAID 0+1, and
RAID 5 configurations. The ZCR capability provides a cost-effective high-
performance and added reliability.
Gigabit LAN solution
The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to
provide a total solution for your networking needs. The onboard Broadcom ®
BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could
achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth.
Serial ATA II technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces controlled by the NVIDIA ® chipset. The SATA specification
allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced
voltage requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate.
SAS RAID solution
(
KFN5-Q/SAS only)
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID
functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using SAS or
Serial ATA devices.
The NVIDIA
® MCP55 Pro allows JBOD, RAID0, RAID1, and RAID5 (Software)
configurations for six SATA connectors.