Abit AX8 Motherboard

Chipset

 VIA K8T890 + 8237 chipset

Memory

• Four 184-pin DIMM sockets
• Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266 non-ECC memory
• Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB

2nd SATA RAID

• Supports 2-ch SATA RAID 0/1 by VIA VT6421 PCI controller
• Supports RAID 0/1/0+1

Graphics

 PCI Express X16 graphics delivers up to 8GB/s

Audio

On board 10/100/1000M PCI controller

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x PCI-Express X16, 3 x PCI-Express X1 and 2 x PCI slots
• Floppy port supports up to 2.88 MB
• 3 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 connectors
• 4 x SATA 150 connectors for SATA RAID 0/1/0+1
• 1 x FP-audio header, 1 x CD-IN
• 2 x USB headers, 1 x IEEE1394 header

Back IO

SATA RAID

Supports 2-ch SATA RAID 0/1 by VT8237

Back Panel I/O

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse, 1 x COM port, 1 x parallel port
• 1 x S/P DIF Output, 1 x S/P DIF Input
• Audio connector (Surround, Center/Sub)
• Audio connector (Front, Line-in, MIC-in)
• 4 x USB2.0, 1 x IEEE1394 header
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN connector

Special Features

 IEEE 1394

Supports IEEE1394 at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate

ABIT Engineered

• ABIT μGuru™ Technology
• ABIT CPU ThermalGuard™ Technology

 Form Factor

 ATX form factor 305 x 245mm (12 x 9.6 inch)

Package

• A5 User's Manual x 1, B5 Multilingual QIG x 1, μGuru B5 handbook x 1
• Jumper Setting Label x 1
• Support CD x 1, SATA utility disk x 1
• SATA cable x 4, Ultra DMA cable x 1, FDD cable x 1, I/O shield x 1
• USB2.0 + IEEE1394 bracket cable x 1