CPU Support for
Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II processor / AMD Athlon II processor Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s
Chipset North Bridge: AMD 870
South Bridge: AMD SB850 Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 2000 (OC) /1333/1066 MHz memory modules Audio Realtek ALC892 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/ 5.1 / 7.1 -channel Support for Dolby Home Theater Support for S/PDIF In/Out Support for CD In LAN 1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) (Note 2) 2 x PCI Express x1 slots (The PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots share bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot. ) (Note 2) (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard. ) 3 x PCI slots Storage
Interface South Chipset: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10, and JBOD * SATA3 RAID 0 4x and SATA3 2x performance are maximum theoretical values. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
USB Chipset: Up to 14 USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports (10 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan header 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard or mouse port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 1 x coaxial S/PDIF out connector 10 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller ITE IT8720 chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System/Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/System/Power fan fail warning CPU/System fan speed control (Note 3) BIOS 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1.0 a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0 b Unique Features Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune (Note 4) Support for Easy Energy Saver Support for Smart Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for On/Off Charge Support for Q-Share Bundled Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5 cm x 23.0 cm 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) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. (Note 3) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend