Let's check out some of the features, capabilities and compatibility this mother-board brings to the end user.  The DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR is a robust motherboard with plenty of user features and functionality.

Processor

• AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64/Sempron
• Socket 939

Front Side Bus

• 2000MT/s HyperTransport Interface

Chipset

• NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
  • Supports NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface)

System Memory

• Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Sockets
• Support Dual Channel (128-bit wide) Memory Interface
• Supports up to 4GB System Memory
• Supports PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM
• Supports x8/x16 non-ECC Unbuffered DIMM's, up to 512MB DDR Devices

Expansion Slots

• 2 PCI Express x16 Slots
• 1 PCI Express x1 Slot
• 1 PCI Express x4 Slot
• 2 PCI Slots

SLI Mode/Single VGA Mode (for "nF4 SLI" Models)

• SLI Mode
  • 2 SLI-Ready Graphics Cards (Use identical cards) on the PCI Express x16 Slots
  • The Graphics Cards are connected via the SLI Bridge
  • The Bandwidth of each Slot is x8; when the Graphics Cards are connected via the SLI Bridge, it runs at x16 Bandwidth
• Single VGA Mode
  • 1 PCI Express Graphics Card on the PCIE1 Slot will run at x16 Bandwidth
  • The other PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE4) will run at x2 Bandwidth

BIOS

• Award BIOS
• CMOS Reloaded
• CPU/DRAM Overclocking
• CPU/DRAM/Chipset Overvoltage
• 4Mbit Flash Memory

Energy Efficient Design

• Supports ACPI Specification and OS Directed Power Management
• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) Function
• Wake-On-Events include:
  • Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
  • Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
  • Wake-On-LAN
  • RTC timer to power-on the System
• AC Power Failure Recovery

Hardware Monitor

• Monitors CPU/System/Chipset Temperature
• Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/Vchipset/Vdram Voltages
• Monitors the Speed of the CPU Fan, Fan 2 and Chipset Fan
• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU Temperature during system boot-up

Onboard Audio Features

• Karajan Audio Module
  • Realtek ALC850 8-channel audio CODEC
  • 6 audio jacks
  • 1 CD-in connector
  • 1 front audio connector
• True stereo line level outputs
• S/PDIF-in/out interface

Onboard LAN Features

• Dual Gigabit LAN - Vitesse VSC8201 Gigabit Phy and Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit PCI
• Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) Standards
• Integrated Power Management functions
• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation
• Supports Wire for Management

IDE Interface with NVIDIA RAID

• nForce4 Chip Supports two IDE Connectors that allows
  connecting up to four UltraDMA 133Mbps Hard Drives
• NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA
  and Parallel ATA
• RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1

Serial ATA Interface with RAID

• Four Serial ATA Ports supported by the nForce4 Chip
  • SATA speed up to 3Gb/s
  • RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
  • NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial
    ATA and Parallel ATA
• Four Serial ATA Ports supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114
  chip
  • SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s
  • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5

IEEE 1394 Interface

• VIA VT6307
• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec Ports

Rear Panel I/O Ports

• 1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 Mouse Port
• 1 Mini-DIN-6 PS/2 Keyboard Port
• 2 S/PDIF RCA Jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
• Karajan Audio Module (6 audio jacks)
• 1 IEEE 1394 Port
• 2 RJ45 LAN Ports
• 6 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports

I/O Connectors

• 2 Connectors for 4 additional External USB 2.0/1.1 Ports
• 1 Connector for 1 External IEEE 1394 Port
• 1 Connector for 1 External Serial Port
• 1 Front Audio Connector for External line-out and mic-in jacks (on the Karajan Audio Module)
• 1 CD-in Internal Audio Connector (on the Karajan Audio Module)
• 1 S/PDIF Connector for Optical Cable Connection
• 1 IR Connector
• 8 Serial ATA Connectors
• 2 IDE Connectors
• 1 Floppy Connector
• 1 24-pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
• 2 4-pin 5V/12V Power Connectors (FDD-type and HDD type)
• 1 Front Panel Connector
• 5 Fan Connectors
• 4 Diagnostic LEDs
• 1 Diagnostic LED Connector for External 4 Diagnostic LEDs
  display
• EZ Touch Switches (Power Switch and Reset Switch)

PCB

• ATX Form Factor
• 24cm (9.45") x 30.5cm (12")