Intel 945+ ICH7 chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
    2. Support for Intel®Hyper-Threading Technology
    3. L2 cache varies with CPU
  • Front Side Bus
    Front Side Bus
    1. 1333(Note1)/1066/800/533 MHz FSB
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. North Bridge: Intel® 945 Express Chipset
    2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH7
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 2GB of system memory
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 667(Note2)/533/400 MHz memory modules
    * Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC662 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
    5. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. RTL 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
    2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
    3. 3 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    South Bridge:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    iTE IT8718 chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
    USB
    1. Integrated in the South Bridge
    2. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back connected to the internal USB headers)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
    4. 1 x IDE connector
    5. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 1 x system fan header
    8. 1 x front panel header
    9. 1 x front panel audio header
    10. 1 x CD In connector
    11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    13. 1 x chassis intrusion header
    14. 1 x power LED header
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 x parallel port
    4. 1 x serial 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
    I/O Controller
    1. iTE IT8718 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    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
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 1 x 4 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Download Center
    3. Support for Q-Flash
    4. Support for EasyTune
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
  • Bundle Software
    Bundle Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP/2000
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.4cm
  • Note
    Note
    (Note 1) By overclocking you must install the FSB 1333 MHz Core™ 2 CPU with DDR2 533 MHz (or above) memory module(s).

    (Note 2) Use of an 800 MHz FSB (or above) CPU is required if you wish to install DDR2 667 MHz memory.
  • Remark
    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. Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.

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