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 | 1. Support for an Intel Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor/Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package (Refer to CPU support list for more information) |
| 2. L2 cache varies with CPU |
| Front Side Bus | 1. 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB |
| Chipset | 1. North Bridge: Intel P45 Express Chipset |
| 2. South Bridge: Intel ICH10R |
| Memory | 1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory |
| 2. Dual channel memory architecture |
| 3. Support for DDR2 1366+*/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules |
| 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. 1 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
| Expansion Slots | 1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard) |
| 2. 4 x PCI Express x1 slot |
| 3. 2 x PCI slots |
| Storage Interface | South Bridge: |
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| 1. 6x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices |
| 2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 |
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| GIGABYTE SATA2 (JMicron 368) chip: |
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| 1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices |
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| iTE IT8718 chip: |
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| 1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive |
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| 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector |
| 3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector |
| 4. 1 x IDE connector |
| 5. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors |
| 6. 1 x CPU fan header |
| 7. 2 x system fan headers |
| 8. 1 x power fan header |
| 9. 1 x front panel header |
| 10. 1 x front panel audio header |
| 11. 1 x CD In connector |
| 12. 1 x S/PDIF In header |
| 13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header |
| 14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers |
| 15. 1 x parallel port header |
| 16. 1 x serial port header |
| 17. 1 x power LED header |
| 18. 1 x chassis intrusion header |
| Back Panel Connectors | 1. 1 x PS/2 mouse port |
| 2. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port |
| 3. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector |
| 4. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector |
| 5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports |
| 6. 1 x RJ-45 ports |
| 7. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line |
| 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/System fan speed control |
| BIOS | 1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash |
| 2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS |
| 3. Support for Dual BIOS |
| 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 Dual BIOS |
| 4. Support for Download Center |
| 5. Support for Xpress Install |
| 6. Support for Xpress Recovery2 |
| 7. Support for EasyTune 6 |
| 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. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm |
| 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. |
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