The ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 motherboard is based on the ULi M1697 and M1695 chipsets. ASRock has done a masterful job in utilizing these recently released chipsets to create a board that might make you think twice about spending any additional money for an NVIDIA nForce4 dual X16 SLI solution. In fact, this board fully supports NVIDIA SLI technology and it works seamlessly with the included ULi PowerExpress Engine Enabling driver although the board is not SLI certified by NVIDIA. Of course, now that NVIDIA has completed their acquisition of ULi, we have to wonder how many manufacturers will be able to provide a similar solution utilizing these chipsets or how long this driver will be available.
Specifications
Key Features
Form Factor
ATX
Compatibility
PC
Compatible Processors
AMD Athlon 64
Front Side Bus Speed
1000 MHz
Technical Features
Expansion Slots
PCI x 3 · PCI Express x16 x 2 · PCI Express x4 x 1
Integrated Input/Output Ports
Serial Port x 1 · PS/2 Mouse x 1 · PS/2 Keyboard x 1 · Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 · RJ45 Lan Port x 1 · FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2 · Game/MIDI Connector x 1 · Floppy Port x 1 · USB 2.0 x 8 · Infrared Port Header x 1
Storage Controller Type(s)
DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 2, Serial ATA II x 6
RAID Support
SATA RAID 0 · SATA RAID 1 · SATA RAID 0+1 · JBOD Support · SATA RAID 5