CPU
Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
Hyper Transport Bus
5200 MT/s
Chipset
North Bridge: AMD 770
South Bridge: AMD SB710
Memory
2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1666(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
Support ECC memory modules (Note 2)
Audio
Realtek ALC888 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 3)
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN
Realtek 8111D/C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIE_16)
(The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4 x PCI Express x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface
South Bridge:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
iTE IT8720 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 clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port or PS/2 mouse port
1 x parallel port
1 x serial port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
8 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 IT8720 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 (Note 4)
BIOS
2 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS
Support for Download Center
Support for Q-Flash
Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for Easy Energy Saver
Support for Time Repair
Support for On/Off Charge
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 19.0cm