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K9N2 SLI Platinum / K9N2 Zilent

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• K9N2 Zilent
[with Zalman CPU Cooler]

MSI Reminds you :
Because of the limitations of chipset, this MB does not support Win98/ME.

Features

• Easy connect to front panel & chassis cable
• 2x USB, IEEE 1394, front panel (JFP1/2)& audio(JAUD1) M-connector in the package
• Easy to tell the definition of each pin

• Functions designed with button to be easy use.
• Help power-users tweaking process in-chasis enviornment
• Onboard SATA ports are stacked on the mainboard to avoid mechanical issue with giant graphic cards like 8800 Ultra.

The MSI Live Update online is designed to automatically download and update the BIOS and driver when there’s a new version online. It helps reduce the risk of getting the wrong file and minimize the trouble of searching the files from MSI website.

• Key components status hardware monitor.
• Monitor the CPU status.
• Optimize System status define.
• Auto speed up with system loading change.

Live Update 4 is a single utility software that automatically checks BIOS, driver and utility updates and installs for you , which can save your time for searching and lower the risk while updating.

•Support NVIDIA Hybrid™SLI Technology.
•Boost 3D graphics performance with GeForce8400/8500 graphic card

AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ technology that based on famous PowerNow™ technology just brings fresh air to hot-fighting desktop platform. Cool'n'Quiet technology can automatically adjust processor ratio to throttle CPU speed with four modes.

Specifications

CPU

• AMD® Phenom/Athlon/Sempron CPU.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Hyper Transport Bus

• HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 5200MT/s
- AM2 CPU supports HyperTransport 1.0/2.0
- AM2+ CPU supports HyperTransport 3.0

Chipset

• NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI single chipset

Main Memory

• Supports Dual DDR2 667/800/1066 (1066 for AM2+ only)
- 4 DDR2 DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB.

Slots

• 1 mazarine PCI Express x16 slot with x16 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
• 1 light-blue PCI Express x16 slot with x8 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
• When 2 PCI Express x16 slots are all installed, the PCIE x 16 lanes will auto arrange form x16/ x0 to x8/ x8. Do not use the light-blue slot when only one PCI Express x16 card is installed.
• 1 PCI Express x1 slots
• 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus interface.

On-Board IDE

• Two IDE ports by NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI and JMicron JMB363
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
- Can connect up to four IDE devices

On-Board SATA

• 6 SATA II ports by NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI
• 2 eSATA II ports by JMicron JMB363
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3Gb/s

RAID Function

- SATA II 1~6 support RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 /5 or JBOD mode by NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI
- SATA II 5 & 6 support AHCI mode and RAID mode only.
- 2 eSATA ports support RAID 0/ 1 mode by JMicron JMB363

MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC888
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec

LAN

- Supports 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8211BL

IEEE1394 / FireWire

• Chipset integrated by VIA® VT6308P
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-pin power connector
- ATX 8-pin 12V CPU power connector
- ATX 4-pin VGA power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 4 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Clear CMOS button
- Power / Reset button
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- Serial port connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)
- 3 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 6 ports
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 6 x Serial ATA II connectors
- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors
- 1 x SPDIF-out header
- 1 x TPM module header (optional)

MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard

- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 1 x DVI-D output
- 1 x IEEE1394 Port (optional)
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x Optical SPDIF out
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
- 2 x eSATA ports

Dimension

• 30.5cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.

Product Accessories

MSI Reminds You...
• The accessories will probably be different according to the different selling areas of product models. For details of accessories, please refer to the descriptions on the product package.