The AW8D gives you the control and stability you need to redline your system for maximum performance. The Intel 975X chipset delivers blistering visual output with not one, but two PCI-E graphics slots. With support for ATI CrossFire, Dual-core CPUs, and DDR2-800 memory bristling under the hood, the AW8D-MAX gives you the horsepower to take your PC to the next level.
Take the wheel and shift into high gear with ABIT's μGuruTM interactive system management, which allows you to monitor and overclock your system on-the-fly. Dual native PCI Express Gigabit LAN ensures maximum networking speeds and IEEE 1394 support allows the AW8D to connect to today's high speed peripherals. For the ultimate ride, ABIT's exclusive Silent OTESTM Technology keeps your system cooled with zero noise, allowing you to fully enjoy the Dolby® Master Studio Certified audio. ABIT's AudioMAX 7.1 High Definition audio delivers a signal to noise ratio of over 99dB for the highest audio quality.
Does not support Core 2 Duo processors
LGA775
Intel® 975X
FSB1066
Dual DDR2 800
Dual PCI-E X16
Dual SATA 3G RAID
Dual PCI-E GbE
IEEE1394
7.1 CH HD AudioMAX
RoHS Compliancy
SilentOTES™
μGuru™ Tech
CPU
Designed for Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with1066/800MHz FSB
Support Intel Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition & Intel Pentium® D Processor
Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading / XD-bit / EM64T Technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
Chipset
Intel® 975X / Intel® ICH7R Express Chipset
Memory
Four 240-pin DIMM sockets
Supports Dual channel DDR2 800/667 Un-buffered Non-ECC memory
Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB
Graphic
Supports Dual PCI-Express X16 slots (Dual ATI CrossFire VGA cards)
ABIT Engineered
ABIT µGuru™ Technology
ABIT Silent OTES™ Technology
ABIT AudioMAX™ Technology
Audio
ABIT AudioMAX™ HD 7.1 CH
Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out
Dolby Master Studio Certificated
LAN
On board Dual PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M Ethernet
Serial ATA
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0/1/10/5
Supports SATA AHCI, providing native command queuing and native hot plug
On board Silicon Image Sil3132 PCIE SATA 3G RAID controller
IEEE1394
Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394 at 400Mb/s transfer rate
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI-E X16, 2 x PCI-E X1
1 x PCI, 1 x AudioMAX
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x Floppy port
1 x UDMA 100/66/33 connector
4 x SATA connectors
2 x 2nd SATA connectors
2 x USB 2.0 headers, 1 x IEEE1394
Back Panel I/O
ABIT Silent OTES™
1 x PS/2 keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse
1 x IEEE1394
4 x USB 2.0, 2 x RJ-45 LAN
Form Factor
ATX form factor 305 x 245mm
