GA-EP45T-USB3P (rev. 1.0)

Specification
Intel® P45 + ICH10R Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Support for an Intel Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Refer to CPU support list for more information)
    2. L2 cache varies with CPU
  • Front Side Bus
    Front Side Bus
    1. 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. North Bridge: Intel® P45 Express Chipset
    2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 2200+/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
    (Refer to Memory support list for more information)
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC889 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for Dolby Home Theater
    5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
    6. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. 1 x Realtek 8111D chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (Note 1)
    2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (The PCIEx16 and PCIEx8 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slot
    4. 2 x PCI slots
  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    Chipset:
    1. 6x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
    iTE IT8718 chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
    USB
    South Bridge:
    1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Note 2) (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    NEC D720200F1 chip:
    1. Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
    * USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
  • IEEE 1394a
    IEEE 1394a
    1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
    2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
    4. 1 x IDE connector
    5. 8 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 IEEE 1394a header
    16. 1 x parallel port header
    17. 1 x serial port header
    18. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    2. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    3. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    4. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    5. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    6. 2 x USB 3.0 ports
    7. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
    8. 1 x RJ-45 ports
    9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line
  • I/O Controller
    I/O Controller
    1. iTE IT8718 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support for Dual BIOS
    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 Q-Flash
    3. Support for Dual BIOS
    4. Support for Download Center
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for EasyTune (Note 4)
    8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
    9. Support for Q-Share
    10. Support for Smart TPM
  • 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 24.4cm
  • Note
    Note
    (Note 1) If you are installing one PCI Express graphics card, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot for optimum performance. When two graphics cards are installed, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
    (Note 2) Two share the same ports with USB 3.0.
    (Note 3) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
    (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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