Support for
AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II processor/ AMD Athlon II processor Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s
Chipset North Bridge: AMD 770
South Bridge: AMD SB710 Memory 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1666 (OC) /1333/1066 MHz memory modules Support ECC memory modules (Note 2) Audio Realtek ALC888/892 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/ 5.1 / 7.1 -channel (Note 3) Support for S/PDIF In/Out Support for CD In LAN 1 x Realtek 8111C/D/E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIE_16) (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard. ) 4 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface South Bridge: 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 iTE
IT8720 chip: 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive USB Integrated in the
South Bridge: 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 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 headers 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard port or PS/2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector 8 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 IT8720 chip H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection: CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System/Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/System/Power fan fail warning CPU fan speed control (Note 4) BIOS 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support DualBIOS PnP 1.0 a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0 b Unique Features Support for @BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Q-Flash Support for EasyTune (Note 5) Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Easy Energy Saver Support for Smart Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for On/Off Charge Support for Q-Share Bundled Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5 cm x 19.0 cm 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) Use of a CPU that supports ECC is required if you wish to install ECC memory. (Note 3) To enable 7.1 -channedl audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 4) Whether the CPU/ system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ system cooler you installe