ASRock 939Dual-SATA2: First Retail ULi PCIe/AGP

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• Marlin1975 - Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - link

  Just be careful. Asrock rarely upadtes their BIOS, has no support, etc... So if there is a problem, you better fix it yourself.

• nemesismk2 - Friday, September 9, 2005 - link

  Everything you have said is not true, I have owned a asrock k7s8x, asrock k7s8xe+, asrock k8 upgrade 760 gx and now a asrock 939 dual sata 2. I have found their support to be excellent and they only release bios updates when they are needed which is not often because their motherboards are very reliable. My first asrock motherboard the k7s8x was purchased in 2003 and it is still in use today and running perfectly.

• Googer - Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - link

  Dear Wesley,
  
  
  Can AGP and PCI-express video cards run side by side in the same motherboard at the same time? Could I 2 PCI-express cards and my AGP 9700pro all at the same time for some Triple monotor action?
  
  Thanks.

• FriedRiceBob - Thursday, September 8, 2005 - link

  There are uli 1695 boards that do support that (their reference board, for instance), however this asrock board only has (1) PCIe x16 port.
  
  Also, while running a setup with multiple cards, you would probably want only chipsets from one company, to minimize driver troubles (an ATI PCIe card to go with your 9700)

• FriedRiceBob - Thursday, September 8, 2005 - link

  erp.
  
  I just glanced back at the reference board review, and the feat was achieved through the use of a riser card out of the x16 slot, covering the AGP slot in the process.
  
  ULi touts a "triple graphics interface" meaning PCIe, AGP8x, and PCI, I am unsure of the compatability with an SLI + AGP setup, but I'm sure some inventful motherboard manufacturer will put it into practice if it's feasible

• touchmyichi - Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - link

  looks awesome! Perfect timing since my Neo 2 just bit it.