CPU
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AM3+ Socket:
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Support for AMD AM3+ processor
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Support for AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor / AMD
Athlon™ II processor
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Hyper Transport Bus
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5200 MT/s
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Chipset
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North Bridge: AMD 870
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South Bridge: AMD SB850
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Memory
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4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16
GB of system memory(Note 1)
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Dual channel memory architecture
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Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory
modules
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Audio
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Realtek ALC889 codec
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High Definition Audio
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2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
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Support for S/PDIF In/Out
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Support for CD In
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LAN
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1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
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Expansion Slots
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1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
(PCIEX16)(Note 2)
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1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
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2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0
standard.)
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3 x PCI slots
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Storage Interface
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South Bridge:
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6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6
SATA 6Gb/s devices
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID
10, and JBOD
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USB
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South Bridge:
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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)
Etron EJ168 chip:
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Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports
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Internal I/O Connectors
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1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
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1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
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6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
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1 x CPU fan header
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2 x system fan header
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1 x power fan header
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1 x front panel header
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1 x front panel audio header
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1 x CD In connector
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1 x S/PDIF In header
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1 x S/PDIF Out header
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2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
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1 x serial port header
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1 x clearing CMOS jumper
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Back Panel Connectors
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1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
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1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
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1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
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8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
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2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
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1 x RJ-45 port
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6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker
Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line
Out/Microphone)
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I/O Controller
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ITE IT8720 chip
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H/W Monitoring
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System voltage detection
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CPU/System temperature detection
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CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
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CPU overheating warning
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CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
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CPU/System fan speed control (Note 3)
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BIOS
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2 x 16 Mbit flash
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Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
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Support for DualBIOS™
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PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
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Unique Features
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Support for @BIOS
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Support for Q-Flash
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Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
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Support for Download Center
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Support for Xpress Install
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Support for Xpress Recovery2
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Support for EasyTune (Note 4)
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Support for Easy Energy Saver
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Support for Smart Recovery
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Support for Auto Green
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Support for On/Off Charge
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Support for Cloud OC
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Support for Q-Share
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Bundle Software
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Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
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Operating System
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Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
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Form Factor
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ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.0 cm
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Note
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(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) For optimum performance, if only one PCI
Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to
install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
(Note 3) W hether the CPU/system fan speed control
function is supported will depend on the CPU/system
cooler you install.
(Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by
motherboard model.
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Remark
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Due to different Linux support condition
provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux
driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party
website.
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Most hardware/software vendors may no longer
offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2.
If drivers are available from the vendors, we will
update them on the GIGABYTE website.
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