Asus Motherboard A7N8X-VM/400 - Manual (Page 12)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying the ASUS ® 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.
1.2 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
1.3 Special features
400MHz FSB support
The A7N8X-VM/400 motherboard comes with a Socket 462 to support the latest
400MHz 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 A7N8X-VM/400 doubles
the DDR333 bandwidth thus eliminating system bottlenecks. The A7N8X-VM/400
is capable of performing at peak bandwidth of up to 5.4GB/s assuring you of fast,
reliable computing solution. See details on page 1-11.