CPU Support for AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X4 processor/ AMD Phenom™ II X3 processor/ AMD Phenom™ FX processor/ AMD Phenom™ X4 processor/ AMD Phenom™ X3 processor/ AMD Athlon™ X2 processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ X2 processor/ AMD Sempron™processor Hyper Transport Bus 5200/2000 MT/s Chipset: North Bridge: AMD 790X South Bridge: AMD SB750 Memory: 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1333(O.C.)/1066(Note 2)/800 MHz memory modules 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 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1) (Note 3) 1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1) (Note 4) (The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX8_1 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology, and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 3 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, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD iTE IT8720 chip: 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive IEEE 1394 T.I. TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) 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 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan header 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 1 x IEEE 1394a header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors:
1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 1 x coaxial S/PDIF out connector 2 x IEEE 1394a port 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) /O Controller ITE IT8720 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 4) 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 5) Support for Easy Energy Saver (Note6) Support for Time Repair Support for Q-Share Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP
