ASUS Introduces New Server Solutions Supporting Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series Processors

Taipei, Taiwan -- 8/15/2006 -- ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), a leading provider of high-performance server solutions, today announced five new server products supporting the Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ 2000 series processor platform and DDR 2 memory to provide the performance, stability and expandability demanded for 64-bit computing.

KFN4-DRE – The Value Option
Running on the Nvidia nForce Professional 2200, the KFN4-DRE serverboard is based on the Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ 2000 series processors, which supports 64-bit computing to deliver drastic performance upgrade. The 8 DIMM slots enable ECC Registered DDR2-533/667 memory up to 32GB, significantly raising memory performance of server systems.

Flexible expansion options are critical for application support and future upgrades. The KFN4-DRE comes with four slots: 1 x 32bit/ 33MHz PCI, 1 x HTX (which supports QLogic Hyper-Transport Extension card), 1 x PCI-E x 16, and 1 x SO-DIMM socket for server management use.

KFN4-D16 – Superior Scalability
The KFN4-D16 is also based on the Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ 2000 series processors and Nvidia nForce Professional 2200 chipset. Its 16 DIMM slots support dual-channel ECC Reg. DDR2-533/667 up to 32GB to satisfy critical computing demands.

The KFN4-D16 is created with expandability in mind, offering 7 slots: 1 x PCI-E x 16 (x 8 link), 1 x HTX, 1 x 32bit/33MHz PCI, 3 x 133MHz PCI-X and 1 x SODIMM socket for the ASMB3-SOL card, which delivers SOL, IPMI 2.0 security and offline service functions for remote locations to minimize system downtime.

ASUS will also launch two more models, the KFN4-D16/1U 1U rack solution and the KFN4-D16/SAS with SAS storage capability, in the near future.

KFN5-D SLI – For the Enthusiast Community The KFN5-D SLI targets the enthusiast crowd by offering excellent graphics capability with the SLI-ready, dual-PCI-E x16 platform. Running on the nVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 chipset, the KFN5-D SLI built in eight DIMM slots as well to support dual-channel DDR2-533/667 up to 32GB.

Excellent scalability is included with 1 x PCI-E x16, 1 x PCI-E x1, 1 x PCI-E x16 (x8 link) and 1 x 32bit/33MHz PCI slots to satisfy the expansion needs of consumer users.

KFN32-D SLI/SAS – Professional Workstation Solution Designed from the ground up for professional workstations, the KFN32-D SLI/SAS is loaded with the Nvidia nForce Professional 3600, nForce Professional 3050 and Intel® 6702 PXH bridge, and integrated high-speed interfaces for true workstation operation.

Supporting both SATA and the latest SAS controllers, the KFN32-D SLI/SAS provides complete RAID solutions. The Nvidia nForce Professional 3600 provides 6 SATA ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and JBOD, while the LSI 1068 SAS controller offers 2 optional miniSAS ports and ZCR for RAID 0, 1, 10, 5.

The KFN32-D SLI/SAS delivers outstanding expansion capability with 2 x PCI-E x16, 2 x 32bit/33MHz PCI, 1 x PCI-E x8, 1 x 133GHz PCI-X, and 1 x 133GHz PCI-X (support ZCR) for a wide range of sever add-on cards.

The KFN32-D SLI, another model without SAS storage, is scheduled of release soon as well.

RS161-E4/PA2 As the successor of the RS161-E3/PA2, the RS161-E4/PA2 inherited the neat and simple design concept. Upgraded from DDR400 to DDR2 533/667, the RS161-E4/PA2 takes advantage of the latest memory technologies. Two PCI-E x16 (x8 link) expansion slots further provide a high-speed interface for add-on cards, while an additional SO-DIMM socket allows users to apply the optional ASUS ASMB3-SOL card for system monitoring and management from remote locations. It leveraged integrated SATA RAID 0, 1 functions under Windows to deliver reliable data protection, and like other ASUS servers, the RS161-E4/PA2 incorporated ASWM2.0 system management software, an effective management and monitoring system.

The five products introduced are packed with other practical features, including two server-class PCI-E Gigabit LAN ports. For the RS161-E4/PA2, KFN4-DRE and KFN4-D16, teaming and failover functions are adopted for higher bandwidth and network reliability.

Spec summary

	KFN4-DRE	KFN4-D16	KFN5-D SLI	KFN32-D SLI/SAS	RS161-E4/PA2
Processors	2 * AMD® Opteron™ 2200 series processors	2 * AMD® OpteronTM 2200 series processors	2 * AMD® Opteron™ 2200 series processors	2 * AMD® Opteron™ 2200 series processors	2 * AMD® Opteron™ 2200 series processors
Chipsets	nVIDIA nForce Professional 2200	nVIDIA nForce Professional 2200	nVIDIA nForce Professional 3600	nVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 nVIDIA nForce Professional 3050 Intel® 6702PXH	nVIDIA nForce Professional 2200
Memory	8 * Dual channel ECC Reg. DDR2 667, maximum up to 32GB	16 * Dual Channel ECC Reg. DDR2 667, maximum up to 32GB	8 * Dual channel ECC Reg. DDR2 667, maximum up to 32GB	8 * Dual channel ECC Reg. DDR2 667, maximum up to 32GB	8 * Dual channel ECC Reg. DDR2 667, maximum up to 32GB
Expansion Slots	1 * HTX 1 * PCI-E x 16 1 * 32bit / 33MHz PCI 1 * SODIMM socket for ASMB3-SOL	1 * PCI-E x 16 (x 8 link) 1 * HTX 1 * 32bit / 33MHz PCI 3 * 66 / 100 / 133MHz PCI-X 1 * SODIMM socket for ASMB3-SOL	1 * PCI-E x16 1 * PCI-E x1 1 * PCI-E x16 (x8 link) 1 * PCI 32bit/33 MHz	2 * PCI-E x16 2 * PCI 32bit/33 MHz 2 * 133MHz PCI-X (one support ZCR) 1 * PCI-E x8	2 * Full-height PCI-E x16 (x8 link) 1 * SO-DIMM socket for ASMB3-SOL
LAN	2 * Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN	2 * Broadcom® 5721 PCI-E LAN	2 * Broadcom® BCM5754 PCI-E Gb LAN	2 * Broadcom® BCM5754 PCI-E Gb LAN	2 * Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E GbE LAN
Form factors	EEB 12" * 13"	EEB 12" * 13"	CEB 12"x 10.5"	EEB 12" * 13"	670mm (L) * 445mm (W) * 43.6mm (H)

For more information on the latest ASUS server solutions, please visit the company homepage at www.asus.com.

About ASUS
Ranks in Business Week InfoTech 100 for the 8th straight year, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357) is a leading provider of 3C total solutions. Its product portfolio includes notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, information appliances, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. With strong engineering capability, ASUSTeK won 1706 awards in 2005, translating to more than 4 awards per day. The company is the perennial leader of the motherboard and graphics card industries and a top 4 maker globally for notebooks.

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