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1 welcome, 2 package contents, 3 special features – Asus A7N8X-VM/400 User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS

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A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard!

The ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard comes with the most advanced
technologies to deliver maximum performance for Socket A processors. This
motherboard is packed with value-added features for guaranteed consumer
satisfaction. The following sections provide important technical information about
the motherboard for future upgrades or system reconfiguration.

Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it, check the
items in your package with the list below.

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Package contents

Check your ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 package for the following items.

ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard
Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in

ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 series support CD

40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA133 IDE drives

Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inch floppy drive

Bag of extra jumper caps

I/O shield

User guide

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Special features

400 MHz FSB support

The motherboard comes with a Socket 462 that supports the latest 400 MHz FSB
AMD Athlon XP™ processor. This feature is guaranteed to give you a powerful and
efficient computer platform.

Dual-channel DDR memory support

With the 128-bit Twinbank DDR memory architecture, the motherboard doubles the
DDR333 bandwidth thus eliminating system bottlenecks. The motherboard is
capable of performing at peak bandwidth of up to 5.4 GB/s assuring you of fast,
reliable computing solution. See details on page 1-11.