Processor

• . Support for an Intel Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor/Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package

(Refer to CPU support list for more information)

• . L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

• . 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset

• . North Bridge: Intel P45 Express Chipset
• . South Bridge: Intel ICH10R

Memory

• . 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
• . Dual channel memory architecture
• . Support for DDR3 2200+/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules

* Refer to Memory Support List for more information.
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

• . 1 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

• . 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard)
• . 4 x PCI Express x1 slot
• . 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface South Bridge:

• . 6x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
• . Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

GIGABYTE SATA2 (JMicron 368) chip:

• . 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE 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 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

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
• . 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• . 1 x CPU fan header
• . 2 x system fan headers
• . 1 x power 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 parallel port header
• . 1 x serial port header
• . 1 x power LED header
• . 1 x chassis intrusion header

Rear Panel I/O

• . 1 x PS/2 mouse port
• . 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• . 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• . 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
• . 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• . 1 x RJ-45 ports
• . 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line

I/O

• . iTE IT8718 chip

H/W Monitoring

• . System voltage detection
• . CPU/System temperature detection
• . CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
• . CPU overheating warning
• . CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
• . CPU/System fan speed control

BIOS

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

Unique Features

• . Support for @BIOS
• . Support for Q-Flash
• . Support for Dual BIOS
• . Support for Download Center
• . Support for Xpress Install
• . Support for Xpress Recovery2
• . Support for EasyTune 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

• . ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm