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== Specs == | == Specs == | ||
| + | From the Manugacturer's [http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=812&l4=0&model=2579&modelmenu=1 web page] | ||
| + | * Brand ASUS - Model P5N7A-VM | ||
| − | |||
* Form Factor | * Form Factor | ||
| − | + | :: Micro-ATX | |
| + | |||
* Socket | * Socket | ||
| − | + | :: LGA 775 | |
| + | |||
* Processors Supported | * Processors Supported | ||
| − | + | ::Core 2 Quad | |
| − | + | ::Core 2 Extreme | |
| − | + | ::Core 2 Duo | |
| − | + | ::Pentium D | |
| + | ::Celeron dual-core | ||
| + | ::Celeron | ||
| + | ::Compatible with Intel 05B/05A/06 processors | ||
| + | |||
* FSB | * FSB | ||
| − | + | :: 1333/1066/800 MHz | |
| + | |||
* Chipset | * Chipset | ||
| − | + | :: North Bridge NVIDIA nForce 730i SLI | |
| + | :: Onboard Video NVidia GeForce 9300 | ||
| + | :: Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1200 - 8 Channels | ||
| + | |||
* Ports and Slots | * Ports and Slots | ||
| − | + | :: Memory Slots 4×240pin - DDR2 800 - Up to 16GB - Dual Channel Supported | |
| − | + | :: PCI Express x16 = 1 | |
| − | + | :: PCI Express x1 = 1 | |
| − | + | :: PCI Slots = 2 | |
| − | + | :: PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max | |
| − | + | :: SATA 3Gb/s 5 | |
| − | + | :: SATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD | |
| − | + | :: Onboard LAN 10/100/1000Mbps | |
| − | + | ||
| − | |||
* Rear Panel Ports | * Rear Panel Ports | ||
| − | + | :: PS/2 1 | |
| − | + | :: USB 6 x USB 2.0 | |
| − | + | :: S/PDIF Out 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial | |
| − | + | :: DP 1 | |
| − | + | :: HDMI 1 | |
| − | + | :: VGA 1 | |
| − | + | :: DVI 1 | |
| − | + | :: eSATA 1 | |
| − | + | :: LAN 1 | |
| − | + | :: Audio Ports 8 Channel Audio I/O | |
| − | * | + | * Internal Ports |
| − | + | :: Onboard USB 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports | |
| + | :: S/PDIF In/Out 1 | ||
== Turning on SPDIF == | == Turning on SPDIF == | ||
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[[Category:Form Factor Micro-ATX]] | [[Category:Form Factor Micro-ATX]] | ||
[[Category:Socket LGA 775]] | [[Category:Socket LGA 775]] | ||
| + | [[Category:ASUS]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:52, 7 March 2010
This motherboard works well as a frontend and backend combination. Supports VDPAU. According to silentpcreview.com, this board is very power efficient.
Contents
Specs
From the Manugacturer's web page
- Brand ASUS - Model P5N7A-VM
- Form Factor
- Micro-ATX
- Socket
- LGA 775
- Processors Supported
- Core 2 Quad
- Core 2 Extreme
- Core 2 Duo
- Pentium D
- Celeron dual-core
- Celeron
- Compatible with Intel 05B/05A/06 processors
- FSB
- 1333/1066/800 MHz
- Chipset
- North Bridge NVIDIA nForce 730i SLI
- Onboard Video NVidia GeForce 9300
- Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1200 - 8 Channels
- Ports and Slots
- Memory Slots 4×240pin - DDR2 800 - Up to 16GB - Dual Channel Supported
- PCI Express x16 = 1
- PCI Express x1 = 1
- PCI Slots = 2
- PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
- SATA 3Gb/s 5
- SATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD
- Onboard LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
- Rear Panel Ports
- PS/2 1
- USB 6 x USB 2.0
- S/PDIF Out 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial
- DP 1
- HDMI 1
- VGA 1
- DVI 1
- eSATA 1
- LAN 1
- Audio Ports 8 Channel Audio I/O
- Internal Ports
- Onboard USB 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
- S/PDIF In/Out 1
Turning on SPDIF
At the command line, run alsamixer. Go to the right and hit M when you are over iec958, then hit Esc.
Audio support
ALC1200 is supported in 2.6.28. Add the following to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.
options snd-hda-intel model=6stack-dig
While ALC1200 is not supported in 2.6.20, it still works. Make the
same change to alsa-base file as above.
VDPAU support
VDPAU is available.
When the front end is running, mythfrontend.real runs at about 3-7% CPU, with Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz. Power consumption is about 60W when frontend is playing. This may be a bit high, compared to some of the Silent PC Review numbers below.
Mythbuntu settings 8.04 x64
/etc/asound.conf contains:
pcm.!default {
type hw
card 0
device 1
}
- Here are my settings for mythfrontend General Setup.
- AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE = ALSA:default
- PASSTHROUGH OUTPUT DEVICE = Default
- MAX AUDIO CHANNELS = stereo
- UPMIX = passive
- X=Enable AC3 to SPDIF Passthrough
- X=Enable DTS to SPDIF Passthrough
- _=Aggressive Sound Card Buffering
- _=Use internal Volume Controls
The max audio channels is set to stereo, the pass through is not
limited to stereo.
Other areas to examine
Reducing voltage may reduce power consumption.
