AMD 770 + SB710 Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for Socket AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ FX processor/ AMD Phenom™ X4 processor/ AMD Phenom™ X3 processor/ AMD Athlon™ X2 processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ X2 processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    Hyper Transport Bus
    1. 5200 MT/s
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 770
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB710
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note1)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 1200(OC)/1066/800 MHz memory modules
    4. Support ECC memory modules (Note 2)
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC888 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 3)
    4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
    5. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIE_16)
      (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    2. 4 x PCI Express x1 slots
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    South Bridge:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
    iTE IT8720 chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
    USB
    Integrated in the South Bridge:
    1. 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
    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. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 2 x system fan headers
    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 or PS/2 mouse port
    2. 1 x parallel port
    3. 1 x serial port
    4. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    5. 8 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 IT8720 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    System voltage detection:
    1. CPU/System temperature detection
    2. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    3. CPU overheating warning
    4. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    5. CPU fan speed control (Note 4)
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, 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 (Note 5)
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
    8. Support for Easy Energy Saver
  • Bundled Software
    Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm
  • Note
    Note
    (Note 1) Due to Windows® XP 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 installed.
    (Note 5) 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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