CPU

Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Quad
processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium®
processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA775 package (Go to
GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset

North Bridge: Intel® G41 Express Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH7

Memory

2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
* 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.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1333(O.C.)1066/800 MHz memory modules

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and
memory modules.)
Onboard Graphics Integrated in the North Bridge:

1 x D-Sub port

Audio

VIA VT2021 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of
HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio
feature through the audio driver.

LAN

1 x Atheros AR8151 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI slot

Storage Interface South Bridge:

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

USB South Bridge

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 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4 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
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x parallel port
1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x serial port
1 x D-Sub port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

iTE IT8718

H/W Monitoring

System voltage detection
CPU temperature detection
CPU/System fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System fan fail warning
CPU fan speed control
* Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend
on the CPU cooler you install.

BIOS

2 x 8 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
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
Support for Easy Energy Saver
* Due to the hardware limitation, you must install the Intel®Core™ 2
Extreme/Core™ 2 Quad/ Core™ 2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core/Celeron Dual-
Core/Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable support for Easy Energy Saver.
Support for Smart Recovery
Support for ON/OFF Charge
Support for Q-Share


Operating System

Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 19.4cm