MSI P6N SLI BIOS 2.0

New BIOS Release.


Specifications:

CPU

￭ Supports Socket 775 for Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, P4, P4EE, Pentium D, Pentium XE processors.
￭ Supports FSB 1333/1066/800/533MHz. (FSB 1333MHz is ready for new Core 2 processors)
￭ Supports EIST technology.
￭ Supports Intel Hyper-Threading technology.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

MSI Reminds you...
1. NVIDIA nForce Series boards DO NOT support Windows 98/ME
2. SLI Technology only supports 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP
3. For the best performance and commitment of convenience, please use memories listed in MSI approved memory module vendor list (Please check memory test report), which provides the easiest, up-to-date memory configurations.


Chipset

￭ NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI (C55) Chipset

￭ NVIDIA nForce 430i (MCP51) Chipset


Main Memory

￭ Supports dual channel DDR2 533/667/800, using four 240-pin/1.8V DDR2 DIMMs.
￭ Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB



Slots

￭ Two PCI Express x16 slots (supports PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
- these two slots can support SLI technology with PCIE x8 mode.
- the second PCI Express x 16 slot (PCI_E4) is a special design that supports PCI Express x 8 mode only.
- the second PCI Express x 16 slot (PCI_E4) only supports to install graphics card in SLI mode.
￭ One PCI Express x1 slot (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
￭ Three 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)


On-Board IDE

￭ An IDE controller on the NVIDIA nForce430i chipset provides IDE
HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66 operation modes.
- Can connect up to 4 IDE devices.



On-Board SATA

￭ nForce 430i supports 4 SATA II ports (SATA 1 to 4).
- Transfer rate is up to 300 MB/s.

NV RAID
￭ Supports up to 4 SATA Hard drives
- RAID 0, 1, 0 1, 5 or JBOD is supported
- Supports up to 4 drives for RAID function.
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

￭ Chip 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 RTL8211BL


IEEE1394

￭ VIA VT 6308P chipset
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / Systemx3 FAN connectors
- 1 x MSI D-Bracket 2 Connector
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 4 x serial ATA connectors
- 1 x serial port connector
- SPDIF-out connector for HDMI
- 2 x ATA133 HD connectors
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- Clear CMOS button
MSI Reminds You...
￭ The floppy disk cable will be optional.


Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x Parallel port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x Optical SPDIF put
- 1 x 5 in 1 Audio jack
- 1 x IEEE1394 port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack


BIOS

￭ The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
￭ The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.