| CPU |
1.
Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5
processors/ Intel®
Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel®
Celeron®
processors
in the LGA1155 package
2. L3 cache varies with
CPU
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) |
| Chipset |
1. Intel® Z68
Express Chipset |
| Memory |
1. 4
x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 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
4GB.
2. Dual channel memory
architecture
3. Support for DDR3
2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
4.
Support for non-ECC memory modules
5.
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.) |
Onboard
Graphics |
Integrated
Graphics Processor:
1. 1 x HDMI port,
supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 |
| Audio |
1.
Realtek ALC889 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3.
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for Dolby®
Home Theater
5. Support for S/PDIF
Out |
| LAN |
1. 1 x Realtek
RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
Expansion
Slots |
1. 1
x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
* For
optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card
is to be
installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16
slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX8
slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the
PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at
up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16
slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4
slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2
slots.
When the
PCIEX1_1 slot or the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated, the
PCIEX4 slot
will operate
at up to x1 mode.
4. 2 x PCI Express x1
slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0
standard.)
5. 2 x PCI slots |
Multi-Graphics
Technology |
1.
Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
(The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots
only.) |
Storage
Interface |
Chipset:
1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s
connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2
SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s
connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4
SATA 3Gb/s devices
3. Support for RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA
3Gb/s
channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary
depending on the
devices being connected.
Marvell 88SE9128
chip:
1. 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s
connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel
supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. Support for RAID 0
and RAID 1 |
| USB |
Chipset:
1. Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1
ports (6 ports on the back panel, including 2
eSATA/USB Combo, 4 ports available through the internal
USB headers)
1 x Renesas D720200 chip and 2 x VLI
VL810 hubs:
1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0
ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB headers)
* The USB 2.0 signals of the 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the
back panel are from
the Chipset. |
| IEEE 1394 |
T.I. TSB43AB23
chip:
1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a
ports (2 ports on the back panel, 1 port available through
the internal IEEE 1394a header) |
Internal
I/O
Connectors |
1. 1
x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1
x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s
connectors
4. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
5. 1
x CPU fan header
6. 3 x system fan
headers
7. 1 x power fan header
8. 1 x Chipset fan
header
9. 1 x front panel header
10. 1 x front panel
audio header
11. 1 x S/PDIF Out
header
12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
13. 2
x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
14. 1 x IEEE 1394a
header
15. 1 x clearing CMOS button
16. 1
x power button
17. 1 x reset button |
Back
Panel
Connectors |
1. 1
x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x optical S/PDIF
Out connector
3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF
Out connector
4. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
5.
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
7.
2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
8. 1 x HDMI port
9. 1
x RJ-45 port
10. 6 x audio jacks
(Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side
Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) |
| I/O Controller |
1. iTE IT8728 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
* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is
supported will depend
on the CPU/system cooler you install. |
| BIOS |
1. 2
x 32 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 Xpress BIOS Rescue
4. Support for Download
Center
5. Support for Xpress Install
6.
Support for Xpress Recovery2
7. Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by
motherboard model.
8. Support for Dynamic
Energy Saver™ 2
9. Support for Smart 6™
10.
Support for Auto Green
11. Support for eXtreme
Hard Drive (X.H.D)
12. Support for ON/OFF
Charge
13. Support for Cloud OC
14. Support for 3TB+
Unlock
15. Support for TouchBIOS
16. Support for Q-Share |
Bundle
Software |
1.
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
2.
Intel® Smart Response Technology
3.
LucidLogix Virtu
* Make sure the monitor cable has been connected to the
integrated graphics
port on the back panel. |
Operating
System |
1. Support for
Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP |
| Form Factor |
1. ATX Form Factor;
30.5cm x 24.4cm |
| 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. 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. |
