GA-7A8DRH

Legacy | Software updates supported

Rev. 1.0/2.0

Support AMD^® Dual K8 Sledge Hammer (Socket 940,FSB up to 800MHz)
Only version 2.0 supports dual core
AMD^® 8131 PCI-X tunnel, and 8111 chipsets
Max.8GB or 16GB registered (ECC) DDR-200/266/333/400 memory in 4 DIMM slots for primary CPU
4 PCI-X 64Bit/66~100MHz and 2 PCI 32Bit/33MHz slots (PCI2.2 compliance)
Build in Intel ^® 82545GM/82541GI Gigabit Ethernet controllers suopports 10/100/1000 Mbps
Adaptec ^® 7902W SCSI U320 controller supports RAID 0,1
Hyper-Transport Technology enable ultra high speed(a peak aggregate bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s) interconnection.
Dimension: 12”x13” design to fit EATX chassis screw hole.

SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

Supports Dual AMD^® Opteron Processor
800MHz Hyper Transport bus
Only version 2.0 supports dual core

Chipset

AMD^® 8111
AMD^® 8131

LAN

Intel^®82545GM Gigabit Ethernet controller
Intel^®82541GI Gigabit Ethernet controller
Wake On LAN (WOL)
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
EtherChannel* (FEC/GEC)

Video

Build in ATI^® Rage XL with 8M SDRAM on board

IDE / SCSI

Adaptec^® 7902W U320 SCSI Controller

RAID

Support RAID 0,1

Expansion Slots

4 x PCI-X 64bit/66~100MHz Slots
2 x PCI 32bit/33MHz slots

Rear I/O

2 x PS/2 (Keyboard and Mouse Connectors)
2 x USB 1.1
1 x COM
1 x LPT
2 x LAN RJ45
1 x VGA

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[#2] Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical values as specified by the respective chipset vendors or standards organizations. Actual performance may vary depending on system configuration.
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SUPPORT

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Windows XP 32bit
Windows Server 2003 32bit
Windows NT
Windows Me
Windows 98
Windows 95
Windows 2000
UnixWare
Solaris
SCO5
Novell Netware
FreeBSD

Chipset Update Patch

Version

Size

Date

AMD driver pack for chiipset8111 and 8131

Version : 2.1.0.1

17.42 MB

Sep 27, 2004

Download

OS: Windows 2000,Windows XP 32bit,Windows Server 2003 32bit

LAN

Version

Size

Date

Intel PRO100 LAN software utility

Version : 8.4C0122

129.84 MB

Sep 30, 2004

Download

OS: Windows 95,Windows 98,Windows Me,Windows NT,Windows 2000,Windows XP 32bit,Windows Server 2003 32bit,FreeBSD,Novell Netware,SCO5,Solaris,UnixWare

Intel LAN driver

Version : 8.4C0122

0.57 MB

Oct 07, 2004

Download

Intel LAN driver

Version : 8.4C0122

0.61 MB

Oct 07, 2004

Download

OS: FreeBSD,Novell Netware,SCO5,Solaris,UnixWare

Intel LAN driver

Version : 8.4C0122

2.19 MB

Oct 07, 2004

Download

OS: Windows 95,Windows 98,Windows Me,Windows 2000,Windows XP 32bit

Intel LAN driver

Version : 8.4C0122

16.46 MB

Oct 07, 2004

Download

OS: Windows NT,Windows Server 2003 32bit

BIOS

Description

Version

Size

Date

For MB version 2.0 only

Version : F9

0.47 MB

Sep 05, 2006

Download

Option rom fail
POST will show CPU 1 failed with 248 CPU

Version : F3

0.5 MB

Aug 19, 2004

Download

Remove System Fan2 & Power Fan2 form setup menu.
Checksum :26D8

Version : F1

0.49 MB

Jul 15, 2004

Download

Warning:
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.

What is a BETA?
BETA describes a new version that is reliable yet may not include all the features of the final product. During this phase we are previewing new features and gathering customer input to insure our product provides the best experience possible.

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