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Foxconn WinFast NF4UK8AA-8EKRS nForce4 Ultra Motherboard

Date: 2005-02-09 | Author: Shane Unrein
Company: Foxconn

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INTRODUCTION

If the buzz and excitement over the new nForce4 boards coming out is any indication of how successful NVIDIA's new chipset will be, then we just might have another nForce2 on our hands. If you wanted the best in Athlon XP performance and overclocking, you looked towards NVIDIA and one of its partner's nForce2 solutions. It's a safe bet that NVIDIA and its partners hope the same happens with the Athlon 64 and its nForce4. No doubt, many enthusiasts are pumped up about SLI, but there's a lot more than SLI to be excited about, including NVIDIA Firewall and RAID.

First up on the nForce4 chopping block is Foxconn's NF4UK8AA-8EKRS motherboard, which uses the nForce4 Ultra chip. It is of course a socket 939 board that supports Athlon 64 and 64 FX processors. Additionally, the NF4UK8AA-8EKRS supports a single PCI Express graphics card, gigabit LAN, eight USB 2.0 ports, 7.1 channel audio and up to 4GB of DDR400 memory. Read on to see just how well this Foxconn nForce4 board performs.


FEATURES, SPECIFICATIONS and BUNDLE

Features

  • Supports Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64 and 64 FX processors
  • Up to 2000 MT/s HyperTransport™
  • Max 4GB Dual channel DDR400 / DDR333 / DDR 266 DRAM
  • 2 PCIe x 1
  • 4 Serial ATA II w/ RAID 0, 1, 0+1
  • 7.1 channel, AC97 interface
  • Gigabit LAN (CIS8201)
  • IEEE 1394 (Fire Wire) Support
  • Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports
  • NVIDIA Firewall
  • NVIDIA RAID - can mix PATA drives with SATA drives in single array

Specifications

CPU
* Supports Socket-939 for AMD K8 Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64 processors

HyperTransport Technology
* 16 x 16 link running at 1GHz for extremely high throughput (8.0GB/s)
* Differential lines with low voltage swings

Chipset
* NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra

Memory
* Four 184-pin DDR DIMM slots
* Supports DDR 266/333/400 memory
* Supports 128/256/512/1024MB technology up to 4GB

IDE
* 2 IDE connectors (PATA)
* Supports up to four PATA hard drives

Onboard Serial ATA
* Supports up to four SATA devices
* Dual controller architecture providing full 3Gb/s bandwidth to each disk

NVIDIA RAID Technology
* Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD
* Cross-controller RAID uniquely supports both SATA and PATA disks within a single array

BIOS
* Licensed advanced AWARD (Phoenix) BIOS
    - Supports flash ROM
    - Supports Plug-and-Play
    - Supports IDE, CD-ROM, SCSI HDD or USB device boot up

Green Function
* Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
* Supports ACPI states:
    - S0 (normal)
    - S1 (power on suspend)
    - S3 (suspend to RAM)
    - S4 (suspend to disk)
    - S5 (soft-off)

Advanced Features
* PCI 2.3 Specification Compliant
* Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU/system temp and fan speed)

LAN
* Supports 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
* LAN interface built-in on board

Audio
* Supports 8-channel audio
* Supports S/PDIF output
* Supports Universal Audio Jack (UAJ)
* Supports high quality differential CD input

Onboard IEEE 1394
* Supports hot-plug
* Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
* Self-configured addressing

USB 2.0 Port
* Supports hot-plug
* 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 rear panel ports, 2 onboard connectors providing 4 extra ports)
* Up to 480 Mbps

PCI Express x16 Support
* Supports 4 GB/sec (8GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
* Lower power consumption and power management features

Rear Panel I/O Ports
- 1 PS/2 mouse port
- 1 PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 parallel port
- 1 serial port
- 1 S/PDIF coaxial out port
- 1 IEEE 1394 port
- 1 RJ45 LAN ports
- 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 5 audio ports (rear, line in/side, line out, mic, CEN/LFE)

I/O Connectors
- 2 connector for 4 total additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port
- 1 front audio connector
- 1 CD-in internal audio connector
- 1 S/PDIF out connector
- 1 IrDA connector
- 1 Auxiliary PEX power connector
- 4 Serial ATA connectors
- 2 IDE connector
- 1 floppy connector
- 2 ATX power supply connectors
- 3 fan connectors

Expansion Slots
* 1 PCI Express x16 slot
* 2 PCI Express x1 slots
* 4 PCI slots

Size
* ATX form factor
* 12" x 9.6"

Package Contents

  • NF48UK8AA Series Motherboard
  • WinFast Utility CD
  • NVRAID Driver Disk
  • User Manual
  • IDE Cable x 2
  • FDD Cable
  • I/O Shield
  • USB 2.0 Bracket/Cable
  • SATA Cable x 4
  • Retention Mechanism

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