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CPU
Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor in the
LGA1366 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L3 cache varies with CPU
QPI
4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s
Chipset
North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory
6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system
memory(Note 1)
Dual/3 channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
Audio
Realtek ALC889 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN
1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2)
(Note 2)
2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2)
(Note 3)
(The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2, PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots conform to PCI
Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI slot
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for 2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
Storage Interface
South
Bridge:
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3,
SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Marvell 9128 chip:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to
2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, and RAID 1
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE
devices
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_8, GSATA2_9) supporting up to
2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
JMicron JMB362 chip:
2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel sup-
porting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
iTE IT8720 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
USB
Integrated in the South
Bridge
Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2
eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB
headers)
NEC chip:
Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
IEEE 1394
T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE
1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
Connectors
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
3 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x North Bridge fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x IEEE 1394a header
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x clearing CMOS button
2 x IEEE 1394a ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0 ports
2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/
Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8720 chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/North Bridge temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)
BIOS
2 x 16 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
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 (Note 5)
Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
Support for Smart 6™
Support for Auto Green
Support for eXtreme Hard Drive
Support for ON/OFF Charge
Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Note
(Note 1) Due to Windows
Vista/XP 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.
(Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card
is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you
are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is
recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.
(Note 3) The PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots share bandwidth with the
PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots
espectively. When PCIEX8_1 is populated with an expansion card, the
PCIEX16_1 slot will operate
at up to x8 mode; when PCIEX8_2 is populated with an expansion card, the
PC
IEX16_2 slot will
operate at up to x8 mode.
(Note 4) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported
will depend on the CPU/ system cooler you install.
(Note 5) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard
model.
Remark
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. If
drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the
GIGABYTE website.