CPU 1. Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core 2 Quad processor/Intel Core 2 Duo processor/ Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition/Intel Pentium D processor/ Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel Pentium 4 processor/ Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package 2. L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus 1. 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB Chipset 1. North Bridge: Intel P45 Express Chipset 2. South Bridge: Intel ICH10 Memory 1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory 2. Dual channel memory architecture 3. Support for DDR2 1366+*/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules Audio 1. Realtek ALC889A codec 2. High Definition Audio 3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel 4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out 5. Support for CD In LAN 1. 1 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard) 2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slot 3. 3 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: 1. 6x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: 1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices 2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices 3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: 1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive IEEE 1394a 1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip 2. 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 1. Integrated in the South Bridge 2. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector 4. 1 x IDE connector 5. 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 6. 1 x CPU fan header 7. 2 x system fan headers 8. 1 x power fan header 9. 1 x front panel header 10. 1 x front panel audio header 11. 1 x CD In connector 12. 1 x S/PDIF In header 13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header 14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 15. 1 x IEEE 1394a header 16. 1 x parallel port header 17. 1 x serial port header 18. 1 x power LED header 19. 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel Connectors 1. 1 x PS/2 mouse port 2. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 3. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 4. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector 5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports 7. 1 x RJ-45 ports 8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line I/O Controller 1. iTE IT8718 chip H/W Monitoring 1. System voltage detection 2. CPU/System temperature detection 3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection 4. CPU overheating warning 5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning 6. CPU/System fan speed control BIOS 1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash 2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS 3. Support for Dual BIOS 4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Unique Features 1. Support for @BIOS 2. Support for Q-Flash 3. Support for Dual BIOS 4. Support for Download Center 5. Support for Xpress Install 6. Support for Xpress Recovery2 7. Support for EasyTune 6 8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced 9. Support for Time Repair 10. Support for Q-Share Bundle Software 1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Form Factor 1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm