Asus A7V880 motherboard
Purchased in 2004 and moved to my server in 2007, this motherboard has never
given me any problems. One of the main things that attracted me to it is the
fact that it has five PCI expansion slots. Nowadays you don't see that too
often anymore, mostly because so many more bells and whistles are integrated
into motherboards than in the past. Of course, the problem with that is that
it limits consumer choice: I want to determine what my system can and can't
do and I don't want manufacturers making those choices for me.
One of the only limitations of this motherboard is that it has only two SATA
connectors and a single serial port. Where SATA is concerned, this is an early
model, with later ones having more of these connectors on average. As for the
serial port, two of these used to be standard on every motherboard, but this has been
changing ever since modems — of the dial-up variety — have fallen into
disuse. Of course, that doesn't mean serial ports are are any less useful than
before, but these days you more often have to add your own.
Specifications
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CPU
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Socket A for AMD Athlon XP
Thoroughbred / Barton Core support
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Chipset
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VIA KT880
VIA VT8237
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Front Side Bus
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400/333/266/200 MHz
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Memory
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- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- 4 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max. 4GB PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory
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Expansion Slots
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1 x AGP 8X
5 x PCI
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi slot for Wireless LAN upgrade
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Storage/RAID
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2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, 1 function
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Audio
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ADI SoundMAX 6-channel audio CODEC
Support S/PDIF out Interface
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LAN
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AI NET:
- Marvell Gigabit LAN controller supporting 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet
- Virtual Cable Tester Net-Diagnosing Utility
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USB
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Max. 8 USB 2.0 ports
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Overclocking Features
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- ASUS JumperFree
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
- CPU and Memory voltage adjustable
- SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) at 1MHz increment
- Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio.
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Special Features
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- Wake on Ring, Lan, USB, Keyboard & Mouse
- Str (Suspend-to-RAM)
- Std (Suspend-to-Disk)
- ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection)
- ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
- ASUS MyLogo
- ASUS EZ Flash
- ASUS Q-FAN
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2
- ASUS Instant Music~Lite
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Back Panel I/O Ports
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1 x Parallel
1 x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O
1 x SPDIF out
1 x RJ45
4 x USB 2.0
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Internal I/O Connectors
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- 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
- CPU / Chassis FAN connectors
- Chassis Intrusion
- 20-pin ATX Power connector
- S/PDIF out Interface
- CD/AUX audio in
- Game/MIDI port connector
- 20 Pin Panel connector
- Front Panel Audio connector
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BIOS
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4Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI, ASUS EZ Flash, CrashFree BIOS 2, C.P.R., MyLogo
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Industrial Standard
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PCI 2.2, USB 2.0
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Manageability
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WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME
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Power Requirement
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ATX power supply
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Support Disc
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- Drivers
- ASUS PC Probe
- ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
- trend Micro PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software (OEM version)
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Accessories
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User's manual
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
2 x Serial ATA cable
1 x FDD cable
I/O shield
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Form Factor
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ATX Form Factor 12"x 9.6"(30.5 cm x 24.5 cm)
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Further reading
- ASUS. A7V880 motherboard manual.
PDF at ASUS.
Sources
- ASUS. A7V880 motherboard specifications.
HTML at ASUS.
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