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Versatility in a motherboard can mean many things, but seldom do we see a board which can support both PCI-e 16x and AGP 8x. ASRock has managed it in a value-driven board that gives new meaning to “bang for the buck” giving you the chance to build a platform capable of being upgraded for a long time to come. Data transfer rates between the chipsets hum along at more than satisfactory speeds, and this board will help you keep using an AGP card until such time as you see a clear benefit from switching to PCI-e. ASRock’s created something unique, in that in most boards, either the AGP or PCI-e suffers from some penalty due to the dual nature of the board, but that’s not the case here.
This truly versatile board has a 1GHz FSB (yes, you read it right), and supports the latest AMD processors. 4 slots will give you up to 4Gb of 400 MHz DDR RAM in true dual-channel configuration, and the SATA connectors will give you room for enough storage space for almost anyone. The onboard Realtel sound processor delivers rich-full range sound through your speakers, to keep you in the middle of any action, whether a movie or immersive game sequence. ASRock really pulled out all the stops in creating a board that will keep you playing even through changes in your CPU!
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My ASRock Review
- Pros: +Easily set up.
+Very stable out of the box.
+Versatile Uli chipset.
+AGPx8 & PCIex16 capability.
+Accepts ALL current 939 socket CPUs, and maybe even the M2 later.
+SATA, SATA2, IDE and RAID ready.
+Supports up to 4 GB of dual channel RAM.
+Good onboard sound.
+10/100 Lan speed, and USB 2.0.
+Good support from ASRock, and user forums.
+Inexpensive.
- Cons: -Propensity for the BIOS to re-allocate the boot drive sequence when adding hard drives (easily corrected).
-Mine came with a very loose fitting red SATA drive cable (easily corrected w/aftermarket cables).
-Only three PCI slots (can see how one might be occluded with an AGP GPU that has a very large HS/fan).
-No onboard Gigabyte LAN speed (only obtainable w/multiple in house PC systems anyway, not via the net).
-No onboard Firewire.
- Other Thoughts: Came w/BIOS 1.2 installed.
Known Issues Up to this Point: BIOS appears to have a preference for the slower IDE over the faster SATA. If anyone plans on using multiple HDs (i.e. SATA & IDE) be aware that you must go into the BIOS and change back the order of your hard drives so that your OS boot drive is still number one. RAM was set by the BIOS as 333. A simple manual adjustment brought it to 400. Replaced loose fitting SATA cable w/aftermarket one ordered here. One little caution: I read in one of the reviews that occasionally the MoBo chipsets are not completely covered by thermal paste, so I removed the heatsinks and had a look. In my case, about a third of the lower chipset was bare of thermal paste. Thoroughly removed stock thermal paste & replaced w/a generous coat of Arctic Silver 5, all is now well. Passively cooled MoBo helps keep system very quiet w/efficient SilenX case fans.
Easy to set up, even for a noob! System running for almost 2mos now, w/out a hiccup. Very stable.
Tried it twice, both DOA
- Pros: It's cheap
- Cons: It's cheap. I ordered this board from newegg, and it was dead on arrival. ASRock only offers email support, and they don't respond most of the time. They could only suggest trying a different power suppy (even though I told them I tried 5 different power supplies). I RMA's the board back to NewEgg for an exchange, and the replacement was also DOA. Now I've wasted over a month of time, and still don't have a mobo that works.
- Other Thoughts: I am very disappointed in this product, and the whole experience has been very frustrating. I will never order an ASRock board again.
| Model | 939Dual-SATA2 |
| CPU Socket Type | 939 |
| CPU Type | Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 |
| FSB | 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | ULi M1695 |
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Rocks
- Pros: great start on a upgrade,Has AGP and PCIexpress 16 slot's.Kept my AGP card for now. Supports faster CPU's that I can afford for now, but I can upgrade this baby fopr years.
- Cons: none
- Other Thoughts: wish I had bought the DUAL VISTA
Yeah, it sucks
- Pros: Price is the only positive thing.
- Cons: Had 2, still couldn't get them to fly with the Sempron processor.
- Other Thoughts: At least NewEgg supports their stuff.
good when it worked
- Pros: features.it was a great mobo before it started to fail.
- Cons: poor quality ,asrock bieng an asus company makes asus look kind of bad.
- Other Thoughts: agp died on it and pcie was following close behind.made a waste of a 6600gt gddr3 as by the time it died it was beyond the 30 or 60 day refund period.
if you get one that will not fail its great,other than that ,i wouldnt reccomend it.
| Model |
| Brand |
ASRock |
| Model |
939Dual-SATA2 |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
939 |
| CPU Type |
Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 |
| FSB |
1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
ULi M1695 |
| South Bridge |
ULi M1567 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×184pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR 400 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
4GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| AGP Slots |
1 x AGP 4X / 8X |
| PCI Express x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
1 |
| PCI Slots |
3 |
| Other Slots |
1 x Future CPU Port (Supports CPU upgrade from AMD K8 939-Pin CPU to AM2 940-Pin CPU through AM2 CPU Board) |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
2 x ATA100 4 Dev. Max |
| SATA 1.5 Gb/s |
2 |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
1 |
| SATA RAID |
RAID 0/1/JBOD For SATA 1.5Gb/s |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC850 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8201CL PHY |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| COM |
1 |
| LPT |
1 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 ports |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 9.6" |
| Power Pin |
20 Pin |
| Features |
| Features |
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/XP 64-bit compliant
ROHS
Support 4 GB: Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows XP and Windows Vista. For Windows XP 64-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
939Dual-SATA2
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
SATA Cable
4-pin to SATA Power Cable |
Introduction
Versatility in a motherboard can mean many things, but seldom do we see a board which can support both PCI-e 16x and AGP 8x. ASRock has managed it in a value-driven board that gives new meaning to “bang for the buck” giving you the chance to build a platform capable of being upgraded for a long time to come. Data transfer rates between the chipsets hum along at more than satisfactory speeds, and this board will help you keep using an AGP card until such time as you see a clear benefit from switching to PCI-e. ASRock’s created something unique, in that in most boards, either the AGP or PCI-e suffers from some penalty due to the dual nature of the board, but that’s not the case here.
This truly versatile board has a 1GHz FSB (yes, you read it right), and supports the latest AMD processors. 4 slots will give you up to 4Gb of 400 MHz DDR RAM in true dual-channel configuration, and the SATA connectors will give you room for enough storage space for almost anyone. The onboard Realtel sound processor delivers rich-full range sound through your speakers, to keep you in the middle of any action, whether a movie or immersive game sequence. ASRock really pulled out all the stops in creating a board that will keep you playing even through changes in your CPU!
Highlights
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ULi M1695 and M1567 Chipset
The ULi M1695 is a next generation HyperTransport PCI Express chipset supporting a wide range of AMD Athlon 64 processors. The ULi M1695 and ULi M1567 chipset offers simultaneous support for PCI Express x16 and AGP 8X graphics interfaces enabling connections to multiple monitor displays.
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AGP 8X and PCI Express x16 Graphics Support
The 939Dual-SATA2 features a highly flexible and scalable architecture with both AGP 8X and PCI Express x16 ports for maximum flexibility and expandability.
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Serial ATA with RAID
The revolutionary Serial ATA interface provides scalable performance for storage devices. SATA technology enables easy-to-install, high-performance and low-power hard drives. Two SATA ports support RAID 0 and RAID 1 for better performance and data security respectively, with an additional SATA 3Gb/s port provided by an onboard PCIe SATA controller.
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Onboard LAN Support
ASRock provides an onboard 10/100Mbps solution for your network or broadband connection without having to buy an extra LAN card.
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Quick Specs
| CPU Socket Type | 939 |
| CPU Type | Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 |
| FSB | 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | ULi M1695 |
| South Bridge | ULi M1567 |
| PCI Express x16 | 1 |
| AGP Slots | 1 x AGP 4X / 8X |
| SATA 3Gb/s | 1 |
| SATA 1.5 Gb/s | 2 |
| PATA | 2 x ATA100 4 Dev. Max |
| Form Factor | ATX |
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Reviewed By: Cassus on 12/7/2005
Tech Level: low - Ownership: less than 1 day
