CPU

1.       Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processo/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package

2.       L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

1.       1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset

1.       North Bridge: Intel® G41 Chipset

2.       South Bridge: Intel® ICH7

Memory

1.       2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)

2.       Dual channel memory architecture

3.       Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz memory modules

Onboard Graphics

North Bridge:

1.       1 x D-Sub port

2.       1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)

SiI1392 chip*:

1.       1 x HDMI port*

Audio

1.       Realtek ALC888 codec

2.       High Definition Audio

3.       2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4.       Support for S/PDIF In/Out

5.       Support for CD In

LAN

1.       Realtek 8110SC chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1.       1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (Refer to the graphics cards support list.)

2.       3 x PCI slots

Storage Interface

South Bridge:

1.       1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

2.       4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

iTE IT8718 chip:

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

USB

1.       Integrated in the South Bridge

2.       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)

Internal I/O Connectors

1.       1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2.       1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

3.       1 x floppy disk drive connector

4.       1 x IDE connector

5.       4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

6.       1 x CPU fan header

7.       1 x system fan header

8.       1 x front panel header

9.       1 x front panel audio header

10.    1 x CD In connector

11.    1 x S/PDIF In header

12.    1 x S/PDIF Out header

13.    2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

14.    1 x serial port header

15.    1 x power LED header

16.    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 D-Sub port

4.       1 x DVI-D port

5.       1 x HDMI port

6.       1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

7.       4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

8.       1 x RJ-45 port

9.       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 fan speed detection

4.       CPU overheating warning

5.       CPU/System fan fail warning

6.       CPU/System fan speed control (Note 3)

BIOS

1.       2 x 8 Mbit flash

2.       Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

3.       Support for DualBIOS™

4.       PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

1.       Support for @BIOS

2.       Support for Q-Flash

3.       Support for Virtual Dual BIOS

4.       Support for Download Center

5.       Support for Xpress Install

6.       Support for Xpress Recovery2

7.       Support for EasyTune (Note 4)

8.       Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced

9.       Support for Time Repair

10.    Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

1.       Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

1.       Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP

Form Factor

1.       Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 20.7cm

Remark

1.       Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.

2.       Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.

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) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
(Note 3) Whether 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.