ASrock K8 Combo-Z ULi M1689 Socket 754/939 Mainboard Gallery (1)
Bluetooth 20 Aug 2004

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In the past, we have seen many kinds of hybrid solutions and they are very popular among end users who wish to upgrade their board. We have seen such boards like Slot 1/Socket 370 and DDR/SDR combos. ASrock takes it one step further and stunned the world with the introduction of the third combo board. - K8 Combo Z.

K8 Combo Z supports both Socket 754 (single channel) and Socket 939 (dual channel) for future upgrades. The major difference is the chipset used. K8 Combo Z uses the ULi M1689 single chipset. This single chipset supports AGP 8X, Serial ATA, Integrated LAN for Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Sempron CPUs.

K8 Combo Z comes with Serial ATA RAID, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, 1xAGP, 3xPCI, 3x DIMM slots. It does not have PCI-E slots. As ULi M1689 is a single chip and interfaces to HTT directly without the need of a North South architecture and HTT can be set to 5x. It would be a serious contender to the current Socket 754 and 939 chipsets.
 

Package

Specifications

1. Socket 754 and Socket 939 combo design – EZ CPU upgrade
2. Supports AMD 64-bit Athlon™64/ Athlon™64 FX and 32-bit Sempron™ processor
3. Supports HyperTransport™ Technology, AMD Cool‘n’Quiet™ Technology
4. Supports Dual Channel Technology when attached with Athlon™ 64FX processor
5. Industry's Finest Integrated Single Chipset
6. Supports AGP 8X/4X 1.5v
7. Supports Serial ATA – 2 Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, supports RAID 0,1,JBOD
8. Superior 7.1-channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, ATA133
9. Hybrid Booster – ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
10. Multi-language Quick Installation Guide.

Bundled CD includes 64-bit beta drivers, 3D Audio Player, RAID controller, PC-cillin 2002, ASRock PC DIY Live Demo, etc.

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