Introduction

I would like to thank ASRock for supplying the tested motherboard.

The ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 is built around the ULi M1695 Northbridge. As Southbridge the ULi 1567 is used.

What is unique about the ULi M1695 is that it has native support for AGP 8x and PCI-Express x16. Other boards which have both AGP and PCI-E, implement the AGP port via a PCI-to-AGP bridge, which means that all special performance enhancing features of AGP are lost. On these boards AGP performance is quite sluggish.

You can also use both AGP and PCI-Express at the same time to connect multiple displays. It is not possible to run Crossfire or SLI.



In addition to the two SATA ports of the ULi chipset, ASRock has added another SATA-II capable port via an additional SATA controller chip.

The integrated network port is only 100 Megabits capable, but this should be fine for most users of this value oriented board.

Features

Specifications from ASRock

CPU

• Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 and Sempron processor
• FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GB/s)
• Supports HyperTransport Technology
• Supports AMD Cool‘n’Quiet Technology

Chipset

• Northbridge: ULi M1695
• Southbridge: ULI M1567

Hybrid Booster

• CPU Frequency Stepless control
• CPU Multiplier
• ASRock U-COP
• Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G)

Memory

• DIMM slots: 4 supported
• Max. capacity: 4 GB

Expansion Slot

• 1 x AGP8X/4X slot , 1.5 V only
• PCI Express x16 slot
• PCI Express x1 slot
• 3 x PCI slots
• Compatible ATi X300 and X300SE series cards list

Graphics

• n/a

Audio

• Realtek 850 7.1 channel AC'97 audio codec

LAN

• Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 Ethernet LAN PHY
• 802.3u, WOL supported

Connector

• 2 x SerialATA connectors support RAID,0,1,JBOD
• 1 x SATA2 connector (based on PCI E SATA2 controller JMB360)
• 2 x ATA 133/100/66 IDE connectors (supports 4 x IDE devices)
• 1 x Floppy connector
• CPU/Chassis FAN connectors
• 20 pin ATX power connector
• 4 pin ATX 12V power connector
• Power LED connector
• CD audio in header
• Front panel audio connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 port pin headers (to support extra 4 USB2.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O

• ASRock 8CH I/O
• 4 x USB2.0 ports
• 1 x RJ45 LAN port
• 1 x Serial port (COM1)
• 1 x PS2 Keyboard connector
• 1 x PS2 Mouse connectors
• 1 x Parallel port (LPT1)
• 2 x Audio ports to support 8 Ch audio ( Line In/Out, Mic In)

BIOS Feature

• 2 Mb AMI BIOS with ACPI, SM BIOS 3.0, PnP

Support CD

• Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software
• SATA driver and utility

Accessories

• Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O shield
• Floppy/ATA 133 cables
• 1 x SerialATA data cable
• 1 x SerialATA 1-to-1 power cable

Form Factor

• ATX, 305mm x 244 mm

Certifications

• FCC, CE, MS WHQL