Support for an Intel Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel Pentium processor/Intel Celeron processor in the LGA775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

L2 cache varies with CPU

1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

North Bridge: Intel G41 Express Chipset

South Bridge: Inte ICH7

2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage, 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

Support for non-ECC memory modules

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)

Realtek ALC888/889/892 codec

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.

Support for S/PDIF Out

Support for CD In

1 x Realtek RTL8111C/D/E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16

3 x PCI Express x1 slots

3 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

iTE IT8718 chip:

1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

South Bridge:

Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

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

4 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 Out 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 coaxial S/PDIF Out connector

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x RJ-45 port

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

iTE IT8718

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
* 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 IntelCore™ 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 Q-Share

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Support for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm 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 no longer offer support for Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.