CPU
Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
Hyper Transport Bus
2000 MT/s
Chipset
NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset
Memory
2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1333(OC)/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Onboard Graphics Integrated in the Chipset:
1 x D-Sub port
Audio
Realtek ALC889 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 2)
LAN
Onboard Realtek RTL8211CL (10/100/1000Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI slot
Storage Interface Chipset
4x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD
USB Chipset:
Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX 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
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x parallel port connector
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 / MIC In)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8720 chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU / System temperature detection
CPU / System fan speed detection
CPU / System warning temperature
CPU / System fan failure warning
CPU fan speed control (Note 3)
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
Supports @BIOS
Supports Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Supports Download Center
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2
Supports EasyTune(Note 4)
Support for Auto Green
Support for On/Off Charge
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 20.5cm
Note (Note 1) 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.
(Note 2) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
(Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
(Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
Remark
Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
Most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
