• CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    Hyper Transport Bus
    1. 2000 MT/s
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. NVIDIA® nForce 520LE chipset
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16GB of system memory (Note 1)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 1666(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC889 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
    5. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. RTL 8201EL chip (10/100 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
    2. 2 x PCI Express x1 slot
    3. 4 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    Integrated in the chipset:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1
    iTE IT8720 chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
    USB
    Integrated in the chipset
    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
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
    4. 1 x IDE connector
    5. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 1 x system fan header
    8. 1 x power fan header
    9. 1 x front panel header
    10. 1 x front panel audio header
    11. 1 x CD In connector
    12. 1 x S/PDIF In header
    13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    15. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
  • 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. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out
    6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    I/O Controller
    1. IT8720 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. System temperature detection
    3. CPU / System fan speed detection
    4. CPU / System overheating warning
    5. CPU / System fan failure warning
    6. CPU / system fan speed control (Note 2)
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 2 x 8Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    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 (Note 3)
    8. Support for Auto Green
    9. Support for On/Off Charge
  • Bundle Software
    Bundle Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 21.6cm
  • Note
    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) Whether the CPU / system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
    (Note 3) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  • 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. 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.

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