NVIDIA® nForce 570 SLI chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for Socket AM3/AM2+/ AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™FX processor/ AMD Phenom™ processor/ AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processor/AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/AMD Athlon™ 64 processor/AMD Sempron™ processor
    (Note) If you install AMD AM3/AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherbord, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0(5200MHz) to HT1.0(2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3/AM2+ CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. NVIDIA® nForce 570-SLI
    2. Super I/O: ITE IT8716 chip.
    3. Integrated Peripherals
      1. T.I. IEEE1394 controller
      2. Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit Ethernet controller
      3. Realtek ALC888 Audio Codec
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 4 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)(Note 1)
    2. Supports dual channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
    3. Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
    4. Support ECC Memory
    (Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 2 PCI Express x 16 slot
    2. 3 PCI Express x 1 slot
    3. 2 PCI slots
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 24-pin ATX power connector
    2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 floppy connector
    4. 1 IDE connectors
    5. 6 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 CPU fan connector
    7. 1 system fan connector
    8. 1 power fan connector
    9. 1 front panel connector
    10. 1 front audio connector
    11. 1 CD In connector
    12. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
    13. 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
    14. 2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 port by cable
    15. 1 Power LED connector
    16. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 parallel port
    4. 1 SPDIF out port (coaxial)
    5. 1 SPDIF out port (optical)
    6. 1 COMA port
    7. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    8. 1 IEEE1394a port
    9. 1 RJ-45 port
    10. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out)
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU temperature detection
    3. CPU / Power / System fan speed detection
    4. CPU warning temperature
    5. CPU fan failure warning
    6. Supports CPU Smart Fan function(Note 2)
    (Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 1 4Mbit flash ROM
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 23.4 cm
  • Other Features
    Other Features
    1. Supports @BIOS
    2. Supports Download Center
    3. Supports Q-Flash
    4. Supports EasyTune (Note 3)
    5. Supports Xpress Install
    6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
    7. Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
    (Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
  • Power
    Power
    1. ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
  • 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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