"Dave" said:
Any news when this will be out in the uk and how much ? Cheers
If it isn't listed on the download page, you've still got
a bit of a wait. I don't see it on the motherboard page
either.
The December Asusworld magazine has specs, but no picture.
Where the picture should be, it says "Coming soon". My guess
would be, it won't be a Christmas present.
The two PCI-X slots are likely bridged from four PCI Express
lanes coming from the bottom of the Southbridge. Otherwise,
I don't see a spigot on the chipset to support the slots.
There is no mention of which chip is used.
http://www.tweaktown.com/popImg.php?img=news_P5WDG2_WS.jpg
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CPU
* Socket 775 for Intel Pentium Processor Extreme
Edition / Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron
* Intel EM64T / EIST / Hyper-Threading Technology
* Intel Hyper-Threading technology ready
Chipset
* Intel 975X (support ATi CrossFire dual Gfxtechnology)
* Intel ICH7R
System Bus
* 1066/800 MHz
Memory
* 4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 667/533, ECC and non-ECC un-buffered memory
* Dual channel architecture
Expansion Slots
* 2 x PCI-E x 16 slots
* PCI-X <--- two in Tweaktown picture
* PCI 2.2 <--- two in Tweaktown picture (and no PCI-E x1 slots)
Storage
* Intel ICH7R controller:
- 4 x SATA 150/300 (RAID 0,1,10,5 and JBOD)
- 1 x ATA
* Ext RAID:
- 4 x SATA 150/300 (RAID 0,1,JBOD)
Audio
* Realtek ALC882, 8 channels +2 Channel High Definition Audio codecs
* Jack Sensing and Enumeration
* S/PDIF Out interface
LAN
* Marvell 88E8066 PCI-E Dual Gb LAN controller
* WiFi AP module
USB 2.0
* 8 USB2.0 ports
ASUS Special Features
* ASUS AI NET 2
* ASUS AI Overclocking
* ASUS MyLogo2
* ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2
* ASUS C.P.R.
* EZ Flash
* SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 133MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment
* CPU, memory, PCI-expressx16 voltage adjustable
* ASUS Q-Fan2 (2 thermal sensor control: CPU + Chassis1)
* 8-Phase Power Design
* TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Back Panel I/O Ports
* 1 x Parallel
* 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
* 1 x PS/2 Mouse
* 1 x RJ45
* 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)
* 4 x USB
* 1 x IEEE 1394a
* 1 x Audio I/O
* 1 x WLAN antenna jack
Internal I/O Connectors
* 4 x USB
* 8 pin ATX+12V power
* 24-pin ATX Power connector
* 4-pin EZ Plug
* Chassis intrusion
* CPU fan with PWM control
* Chassis fan1 with Q-fan control
* Chassis fan2 with on/off control
* PWR fan
* Front Panel
* CD audio in
* GAME/MIDI connector
* 1 xIEEE 1394a port
* Front panel audio connector
BIOS Feature
* 8Mb flash ROM, AMI BIOS, Green, PnP, DMI, Wfm2.0,
ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v 2.3, EZ flash, CrashFree BIOS2
Manageability
* WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET, Chassis Intrusion
Support CD
* Drivers
* BIOS flash utility under DOS
* ASUS PC Probe II
* RAID utility
* Symantec NIS 2005
* Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0
* Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C
Accessary
* User¹s manual
* UltraDMA cable
* FDD cable
* 2-port USB/ Game port module
* 1 port 1394a module
* 1 x SATA Power cable(for two devices)
* I/O shield
* SATA cable
* WiFi Antenna
Form Factor
* ATX
Note: The specifications are subject to changes without notice.
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Paul
