K8NMASTER2-FAR by MSI

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Manufacturer MSI
Manufacturer's Part Number K8NMASTER2-FAR
Description MSI; Product Model: K8N Master2-FAR; Product Type: Workstation Motherboard; Number of USB 2.0 Ports: 4; Number of PCI Slots: 1; Number of Total Expansion Slots: 3;
NAME DESCRIPTION
Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Number of SATA Interfaces: 4
Processor Technology: HyperTransport Technology
Processor Supported: Opteron
Total Number of Onboard FireWire/i.LINK Ports: 2
Memory Speed Supported: 400 MHz, 333 MHz, 266 MHz, 200 MHz
Chipset Model: nForce4 Professional
Controller Type: Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 (ATA-7)
Serial Port: Yes
Number of USB 2.0 Ports: 4
Maximum Memory Supported: 12 GB
Total Number of USB Ports: 4
Total Number of FireWire/i.LINK Ports: 1
Depth: 25.4 cm
S/PDIF: Yes
Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM
Audio Channels: 7.1
Total Number of Onboard USB Ports: 3
Additional Information:

Memory:

  • 144-bit Register DDR at 266/333/400 MHz
  • Supports interleaving memory within DIMMs
  • ChipKill ECC allows continuous correction of 4-bit errors in a failed x 4 memory device

Slots:

  • One 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slot (In orange, also can work as a communications slot)
  • One PCI Express x4 slot
  • Two PCI Express x16 slots for graphics cards (SLI mode supported)
  • Second PCI Express x16 slot (PCI_E3) is compatible with PCI Express x 1

NV RAID (Software):

  • Supports up to 4 SATA and 2 PATA133 Hard drives
  • RAID 0 or 1, 0+1, JBOD supported
  • RAID function available for PATA133+SATA H/D or 4 SATA H/D drives

Audio:

  • 8-CH DA connector with 48 KHz rate
  • Compliant with AC'97 2.3 specifications
  • Meets performance requirement for audio on PC 97/2001 system
  • Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirement

Onboard IEEE 1394:

  • VIA VT6306 IEEE 1394 controller

Note: The maximum amount of memory that can be supported on Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 is also 4 GB. However, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition supports 32 GB of physical RAM and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports 64 GB of physical RAM using the PAE feature.

Processor Socket: Socket PGA-940
Number of PCI Slots: 1
Audio Line In: Yes
Product Model: K8N Master2-FAR
Number of IDE Interfaces: 2
Onboard Audio Header: Yes
Width: 30.4 cm
Microphone Port: Yes
Sound Controller Model: ALC850
Number of Memory Slots: 6
Sound Controller Manufacturer: Realtek
Number of PCI Express x16 Slots: 2
Product Name: K8N MASTER2-FAR Workstation Motherboard
Audio Line Out: Yes
Limited Warranty: 3 Year
Parallel Port: Yes
Total Number of PCI Express Slots: 2
Brand Name: MSI
Marketing Information:

The K8N MASTER2-FAR Workstation Board based on the innovative nVIDIA nForce 4 Pro chipsets for optimal system efficiency, the K8N Master2-FAR mainboard accommodates dual latest AMD Opteron DP processors in the 940-pin lidded ceramic micro PGA package, and supports up to six 144-bit DDR registered ECC DIMMs.

Network (RJ-45): Yes
Total Processor Supported: 2
Product Type: Workstation Motherboard
Onboard LEDs Header: Yes
Number of Total Expansion Slots: 3
Number of S/PDIF Out Ports: 2
Memory Standard: DDR200/PC1600, DDR266/PC2100, DDR333/PC2700, DDR400/PC3200
Gigabit Ethernet: Yes