ALiveNF5-VSTA R2.0 is a motherboard that supports Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors, with AMD LIVE! Ready technology and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet cooling and quiet technology. It supports up to 8GB of DDR2 memory and overclocking technology, and has multiple expansion slots and interfaces, supports RAID and HDMI output, and other features.
The ALiveNF5-VSTA R2.0 is an ATX motherboard built around the NVIDIA® nForce 520 chipset. It supports Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors, including AMD Phenom™ FX, Phenom, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2 Dual‑Core, Athlon X2 Dual‑Core, Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs.
The board provides four DDR2 memory slots for up to 8 GB of RAM at 800/667/533 MHz, four SATAII ports with RAID 0/1/0+1/JBOD/5 support, a PCI Express x16 slot, two PCI Express x1 slots, three PCI slots, and a range of I/O including HDMI‑SPDIF, USB 2.0, PS/2, serial, parallel, and Ethernet. BIOS features include AMI 4 Mb BIOS, U‑COP overheating protection, and Boot Failure Guard. This manual is written in Chinese.
| CPU socket | Socket AM2+ / AM2 |
|---|---|
| Supported CPUs | AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual‑Core / Athlon X2 Dual‑Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron |
| Chipset | NVIDIA® nForce 520 |
| Memory slots | 4 x DDR2 |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB |
| Memory speed | DDR2 800/667/533 |
| PCI Express x16 slots | 1 |
| PCI Express x1 slots | 2 |
| PCI slots | 3 |
| SATA ports | 4 x SATAII (3.0 Gb/s) with RAID 0/1/0+1/JBOD/5 |
| Audio codec | ALC662 |
| Network controller | Realtek PHY RTL8201CL, 10/100 Mbps |
| Form factor | ATX 12.0" x 7.6" (30.5 cm x 19.3 cm) |
| BIOS | 4 Mb AMI BIOS |
It supports Socket AM2+ and Socket AM2 processors.
The board provides four SATAII ports that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5.
It uses the Realtek ALC662 high‑definition audio codec.
Yes, it is certified for Windows Vista™ Premium.