CPU
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
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L2 cache varies with CPU
Front Side Bus
1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset
North Bridge: Intel® G41 Express Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH7
Memory
2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture ï·
Support for DDR3 1333(O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
Audio
Realtek ALC888 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
Support for CD In
LAN
1 x RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
3 x PCI Express x1 slots
3 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
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)
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
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 Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x parallel port
1 x serial port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
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 fan speed control
BIOS
2 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOSâ„¢
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
Support for Easy Energy Saver
Support for Smart Recovery
Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.4cm