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Asus K8N Revision 1.01

Specifications

CPU support

Supported sockets:

mPGA754

Supported architectures:

AMD Athlon 64 ClawHammer-1M
AMD Athlon 64 ClawHammer-256
AMD Athlon 64 ClawHammer-512
AMD Athlon 64 NewCastle-256
AMD Athlon 64 NewCastle-512
AMD Sempron Palermo-128
AMD Sempron Palermo-256

Note! Some steppings might require updated BIOS/microcode to work properly.

System memory

Type: DDR
3x 184-pin DIMM
ECC memory is optional

Max supported: 3.00 GB

Platform

Southbridge/ICH/PCH/MCP: nVidia nForce3 250
SuperIO: ITE IT8712F-A
Realtek ALC850 audio IC over AC97 bus
Integrated nForce MAC + IC+ IP101 PHY for 100M operation
4 Mbit LPC BIOS ROM

Power supply

Main board power: 20-pin ATX
CPU power: 4-pin P4
3 3-pin DC fan headers

Expansion slots

AGP 3.0 8x slot with 1.5 V keying
5 PCI slots

Rear I/O ports

PS/2 keyboard
PS/2 mouse
4x USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s)
1x DE-9 serial
1x DB-25 parallel
1x RJ-45
Audio connectors: Line out, Line in, S/PDIF Coaxial out, S/PDIF Optical out, Microphone in

Internal I/O headers

4x USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s)
Audio headers: Aux in, CD in
Header for front AC'97 Audio
IrDA header

Storage

2 IDE channels, up to 0 MB/s
2 SATA-I (1.5 Gb/s) ports
Floppy connector, up to 1 drive

Circuit board

ATX form factor
PCB manufactured in the year 2003

Notes

Base model of a bunch of different nForce 3 boards from ASUS, such as the K8N-E and K8N-E Deluxe.
Shares PCB with them. Some board revisions lack fan control circuitry(well, a MOSFET) for the chassis fan header, probably for sneaky cost cutting. Board pictured here is one of those examples.

Gallery

Attachments

Documentation

Official User's manual [PDF, 2.02 MB]

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Asus K8N Revision 1.01

Specifications

CPU support

System memory

Platform

Power supply

Expansion slots

Rear I/O ports

Internal I/O headers

Storage

Circuit board

Notes

Gallery

Attachments

Documentation

Disclaimer

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