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.

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for DDR3 1333 (O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

North Bridge:

1 x D-Sub port

Realtek ALC887

High Definition Audio

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.

Realtek ALC887

High Definition Audio

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.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

2 x PCI slots

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

South Bridge:

Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x IDE connector

4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x system fan header

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x clearing CMOS jumper

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x parallel port

1 x serial port

1 x D-Sub port

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x RJ-45 port

3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

iTE IT8720/IT8718 chip

System voltage detection

CPU temperature detection

CPU/System fan speed detection

CPU overheating warning

CPU/System fan fail warning

CPU fan speed control

        Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.

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

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

        Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

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.

Support for Smart Recovery

Support for ON/OFF Charge

Support for 3TB+ Unlock

Support for Q-Share

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP

Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 19.4cm

Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.

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.