Qualified for Windows® 7 The motherboard qualified for WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certification of Windows 7 from Microsoft®, setting the standard for future Windows 7 certified motherboards
CPU
Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel®
Core™ i5 series processor/ Intel® Core™ i3 series processor
in the LGA1156 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset
Intel® Q57 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
(Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and
memory modules.)
Audio
Realtek ALC888B codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN
1 x Intel 82578 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 5)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
2 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology (Note 6)
Storage Interface
Chipset:
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices -
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
JMicron JMB368 chip:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE
devices
iTE IT8720 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
USB
Integrated in the
Chipset:
Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB
brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
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
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x system 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
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers w1 x debug card header
1 x parallel port header
2 x serial port headers
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
1 x jumper for enabling Intel Management Engine Feature
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x D-Sub port (Note 2)
1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)(Note 3)(Note 4)
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x HDMI port (Note 2)(Note 4)
1 x DisplayPort (Note 2)(Note 4)
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
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/System temperature detection
CPU/System fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System fan fail warning
CPU fan speed control (Note 7)
BIOS
1 x 64 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
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 8)
Support for Smart TPM
Support Auto Green
Support for eXtreme Hard Drive
Support for Q-Share
Support for Smart Recovery
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 23.2cm
Onboard Graphics
Integrated
in the Chipset:
1 x D-Sub port (Note 2)
1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)(Note 3)(Note 4)
1 x HDMI port (Note 2)(Note 4)
1 x DisplayPort (Note 2)(Note 4)
Note
(Note 1) Due to Windows
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) To use the onboard D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort ports,
you must install an Intel CPU with integrated graphics.
(Note 3) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
(Note 4) You can use only one of the onboard digital graphics ports
(DisplayPort, HDMI, and DVI-D) for out¬put when in the BIOS Setup
program or when during the POST screens.
(Note 5) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card
is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
(Note 6) The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x4 mode when ATI CrossFireX™
is enabled.
(Note 7) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will
depend on the CPU cooler you install.
(Note 8) 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.