CPU
1. Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium® processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA775 package
2. L2 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Front Side Bus
1. 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset
1. North Bridge: Intel® G41 Express Chipset
2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH7
Memory
1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
* Due to Windows 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.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 1333 (O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics North Bridge:
1. 1 x D-Sub port
Audio
1. Realtek audio codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
LAN
1. 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
3. 2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface South Bridge:
1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
USB South Bridge:
1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x IDE connector
4. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
5. 1 x CPU fan header
6. 1 x system fan header
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
10. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 1 x parallel port
4. 1 x serial port
5. 1 x D-Sub port
6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
1. iTE IT8720/IT8718 chip
H/W Monitoring
1. System voltage detection
2. CPU temperature detection
3. CPU/System fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU/System fan fail warning
6. CPU fan speed control
* Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
BIOS
1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
1. Support for @BIOS
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
4. Support for Download Center
5. Support for Xpress Install
6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
7. Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
8. Support for Easy Energy Saver
* Due to the hardware limitation, you must install the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme/Core™ 2 Quad/Core™ 2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core/Celeron Dual-Core/Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable support for Easy Energy Saver.
9. Support for Smart Recovery
10. Support for ON/OFF Charge
11. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
12. Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
1. Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 19.4cm
Remark
1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.