AMD 770 + SB600 Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ processor/ AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processor/AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/AMD Athlon™ 64 processor/AMD Sempron™ processor
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    Hyper Transport Bus
    1. 5200/2000 MT/s
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 770
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB600
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules
    4. Support ECC memory (Note 3)
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC888 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. Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (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. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
    iTE IT8718 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 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
  • IEEE 1394
    IEEE 1394
    T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
    1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a 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. 2 x system fan headers
    8. 1 x power fan header
    9. 1 x North Bridge fan header
    10. 1 x front panel header
    11. 1 x front panel audio header
    12. 1 x CD In connector
    13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
    14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    16. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
    17. 1 x parallel port header
    18. 1 x power LED header
    19. 1 x chassis intrusion header
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    5. 1 x serial port
    6. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
    8. 1 x RJ-45 port
    9. 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. iTE IT8718 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. CPUfan 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 2.4, 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 4)
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
  • 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 21.0cm
  • 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) Whether 1066 MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU being used.
    (Note 3) Use of a CPU that supports ECC is required if you wish to install ECC memory.
    (Note 4) 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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