Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic switching.
Ultra Durable 2 design in CPU VRM
Supports 45nm Intel Core 2 multi-core processors with FSB 1333 MHz
Dual channel DDR2 800 for remarkable system performance
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 (DirectX 10)
Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394
Home theater quality 8-channel High Definition Audio
Features smoother HD video playback and Blu-ray/ HD DVD support
Integrated HDMI/ DVI interface for Full HD 1080 Blu-ray playback with HDCP
Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection

Spécifications

Processor Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processo/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset North Bridge: Intel® G41 Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH7

Memory 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture (Note 2)
Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz memory modules

Onboard Graphics North Bridge:
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port (Note 3)
SiI1392 chip*:
1 x HDMI port*

Audio Realtek ALC888 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In

LAN Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x 16 (Note 4)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface South Bridge:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
iTE IT8718 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB Integrated in the South Bridge
Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

IEEE 1394 T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)

Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x system fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x IEEE 1394a header
1 x serial port header
1 x power LED header
1 x chassis intrusion header

Rear Panel I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port (Note 3)(Note 4)
1 x HDMI port (Note 4)
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x IEEE 1394a port
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line out/Microphone)

I/O iTE IT8718 chip

H/W Monitoring System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control (Note 5)

BIOS 2 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune (Note 6)
Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
Support for Time Repair
Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP

Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm

Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.

Note (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
(Note 2) Because of chipset limitations, to avoid the system being unable to start or the memory being incorrectly detected, if only one memory module is to be installed, we suggest that you install it on the DDR2_1 or DDR2_3 socket; to install two memory modules, we suggest that you install them on the DDR2_1 and DDR2_3 sockets. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
(Note 3) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
(Note 4) The PCI Express x16 slot share the PCI Express x16 bus with the HDMI and the DVI-D ports. When the PCI Express x16 slot is in use, the HDMI and the DVI-D ports become unavailable.
(Note 5) Whether the CPU/System fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ System cooler you install.
(Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.