CPU

1. 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.)
2. L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

1. 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset

1. North Bridge: Intel^® G41 Express Chipset
2. South Bridge: Intel^® ICH7

Memory

1. 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.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. 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. 1 x D-Sub port

Audio

1. VIA VT2021 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 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. 1 x Atheros AR8151 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
3. 1 x PCI slot

Storage Interface

South Bridge:

1. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

USB

South Bridge

1. 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. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 1 x system fan header
6. 1 x front panel header
7. 1 x front panel audio header
8. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
9. 1 x parallel port
10. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 1 x serial port
4. 1 x D-Sub port
5. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

1. iTE IT8718

H/W Monitoring

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

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 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 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.
9. Support for Smart Recovery
10. Support for ON/OFF Charge
11. Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

1. Support for Microsoft^® Windows^® 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 19.4cm

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.