| CPU | Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
(Note) This motherboard is designed with VRD11.1 power phase, and cannot be compatible with VRD10 designed CPU. Please refer to "CPU Support List" for details. L2 cache varies with CPU |
| Front Side Bus | 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB |
| Chipset | North Bridge: Intel® P45 Express ChipsetSouth Bridge: Intel® ICH10R |
| Memory | DDR3:2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memoryDual channel memory architectureSupport for DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules DDR2:4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memoryDual channel memory architectureSupport for DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Refer to Memory support list for more information) |
| Audio | Realtek ALC889A codecHigh Definition Audio2/4/5.1/7.1-channelSupport for Dolby Home TheaterSupport for S/PDIF In/OutSupport for CD In |
| LAN | 2 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)Support for Teaming |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x161 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8
(The PCIEx16 and PCIEx8 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)3 x PCI Express x1 slot2 x PCI slots |
| Storage Interface | South Bridge:6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devicesSupport for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 JMicron 368 chip:1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices ITE8718 chip:1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive |
| IEEE 1394a | T.I. TSB43AB23 chipUp 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 BridgeUp 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 connector1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector1 x floppy disk drive connector1 x IDE connector6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors1 x CPU fan header2 x system fan headers1 x power fan header1 x front panel header1 x front panel audio header1 x CD In connector1 x S/PDIF In header1 x S/PDIF Out header2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers1 x IEEE 1394a header1 x parallel port header1 x serial port header1 x power LED header1 x chassis intrusion header |
| Back Panel Connectors | 1 x PS/2 mouse port1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports2 x IEEE 1394a ports2 x RJ-45 ports6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) |
| I/O Controller | iTE IT8718 chip |
| H/W Monitoring | System voltage detectionCPU/System temperature detectionCPU/System/Power fan speed detectionCPU overheating warningCPU/System/Power fan fail warningCPU/System fan speed control |
| BIOS | 2 x 8 Mbit flashUse of licensed AWARD BIOSSupport for DualBIOS™PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b |
| Unique Features | Support for @BIOSSupport for Q-FlashSupport for Dual BIOSSupport for Download CenterSupport for Xpress InstallSupport for Xpress Recovery2Support for EasyTuneSupport for Dynamic Energy Saver AdvancedSupport for Ultra TPMSupport for Time RepairSupport for Q-Share |
| Bundle Software | Norton Internet Security (OEM version) |
| Operating System | Support for Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm |
