Question 1

Can any user verify that the C246-WU4 support old school PCI boards or cards such as the MAudio Delta 1010LT PCI audio card? Intel says the C246 chipset doesn't support PCI cards, but it is recognized that the C246-WU4 uses an Express version of the C246 chipset. Does the Express version natively support old school PCI cards, or are drivers required to support such PCI cards?

Accepted Answer

The GIGABYTE C246-WU4 motherboard does have 1 PCI slot available. However, whether or not it supports old school PCI cards like the MAudio Delta 1010LT PCI audio card would depend on the specific drivers and compatibility, which is not detailed in the provided product information.

Question 2

Can any user verify that the C246-WU4 support old school PCI boards or cards such as the MAudio Delta 1010LT PCI audio card? Intel says the C246 chipset doesn't support PCI cards, but it is recognized that the C246-WU4 uses an Express version of the C246 chipset which isn't on Intel's website. Does the Express version natively support old school PCI cards, or are drivers required to support such PCI cards?

Accepted Answer

The GIGABYTE C246-WU4 motherboard includes 1 PCI slot. However, compatibility with specific old school PCI cards such as the MAudio Delta 1010LT PCI audio card would depend on driver support.

Question 3

Can any user verify that the C246-WU4 support old school PCI boards or cards such as the MAudio Delta 1010LT PCI audio card? Intel says the C246 chipset doesn't have PCI support, but it is recognized that the C246-WU4 has an Express version of this chipset which isn't on Intel's website. Is it that the Express version of the C246 chipset natively support PCI cards, or are drivers required to support PCI cards?

Accepted Answer

The GIGABYTE C246-WU4 motherboard includes 1 PCI slot. However, the question about PCI support and drivers for specific cards like the MAudio Delta 1010LT PCI audio card is not addressed in the provided product information.

Question 4

Can any user verify that old school PCI boards or cards such as the MAudio Delta 1010LT card work with the C246-WU4? Intel says C246 chipsets don't support PCI, but it's recognized that the C246-WU4 has a C246 Express which isn't found on Intel's website. Is PCI support a part of the C246 Express chipset? Or are drivers required to support old school PCI cards with the C246-WU4?

Accepted Answer

The GIGABYTE C246-WU4 motherboard includes 1 PCI slot as part of its expansion slots. However, it is not specified whether the C246 chipset itself supports old school PCI cards or if drivers are required for compatibility.

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151 (300 Series)
CPU Type	LGA1151 package: Intel Xeon E series processors 9th and 8th Generation Intel Core processors / Intel Pentium processors / Intel Celeron processors * Not backward compatible with older generation of LGA 1151 CPUs

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 2666/ 2400/ 2133
Maximum Memory Supported	128GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	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. 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 operates at up to x8 mode. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1/PCIEX4_2) * The PCIEX4_2 slot shares bandwidth with the M2M connector. The PCIEX4_2 slot becomes unavailable when a PCIe SSD is installed in the M2M connector. (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
PCI Slots	1 x PCI Slot

Serial ATA (SATA)	Chipset: 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~7) Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 ASMedia ASM1061 chip: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 0~1), supporting AHCI mode only
M.2	1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x2 SSD support) (M2A) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)
Intel Optane Ready	Yes
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220-VB codec * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
Audio Channels	2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out

GIGABYTE C246-WU4 LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel C246 ATX Intel Motherboard

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Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port (USB30_OB) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
Other Connectors	1 x power information detection header 2 x SATA power headers 2 x SATA detection headers 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x Thunderbolt add-in card connector 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6-pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only) 1 x parallel port header 2 x serial port headers 2 x temperature sensor headers 1 x power button 1 x reset button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

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Brand	GIGABYTE
Model	C246-WU4

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	2 x Intel GbE LAN chips
Max LAN Speed	2 x 1Gbps

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