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 3. 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB Chipset 1. North Bridge: Intel X48 Chipset 2. South Bridge: Intel ICH9R Memory 1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory 2. Dual channel memory architecture 3. Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667MHz, ECC, non ECC memory modules. Audio 1. Realtek ALC889A codec 2. High Definition Audio 3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel 4. Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC) 5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out 6. Support for CD In LAN 1. Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1. 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots 2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 3. 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: 1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices 2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: 1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices iTE IT8718 chip: 1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive IEEE 1394 1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip 2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 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 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector 4. 1 x floppy disk drive connector 5. 1 x IDE connector 6. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 7. 1 x CPU fan header 8. 2 x system fan headers 9. 1 x power fan header 10. 1 x North Bridge fan header 11. 1 x front panel header 12. 1 x front panel audio header 13. 1 x CD In connector 14. 1 x S/PDIF In header 15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header 16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 17. 1 x IEEE 1394a header 18. 1 x parallel port header 19. 1 x serial port header 20. 1 x power LED header 21. 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel Connectors 1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port 3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector 4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports 7. 2 x RJ-45 port 8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) 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 fan speed control BIOS 1. Supports DualBIOS Plus 2. 2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM 3. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS 4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b. Unique Features 1. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced 2. Support for @BIOS 3. Support for Download Center 4. Support for Q-Flash 5. Support for EasyTune 6. Support for Xpress Install 7. Support for Xpress Recovery2 Form Factor 1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm