Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI Dual Thunderbolt 7.1
Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

Product Description

GIGABYTE motherboards, the very first to offer fully certified dual onboard Thunderbolt ports. Capable of connecting up to 12 devices plus 3 digital displays simultaneously, with breathtaking data transfer speeds that can transfer 1TB of data in only five minutes, GIGABYTE Thunderbolt motherboards offer the fastest connection interface ever on the desktop PC. Specifications CPU Support for Intel Core i 7 processors/ Intel Core i 5 processors/ Intel Core i 3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors/ Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1155 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Some Intel Core processors require a graphic card, please refer to Gigabyte website "CPU support List" for more information.) Chipset Intel Z77 Express Chipset Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * 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. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Please refer Gigabyte website " Memory Support List" for more information.) Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor: 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200 * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. * Simultaneous output for DVI-D & the MDP2 Thunderbolt port is not supported. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200 Intel DSL3510L chip: 2 Thunderbolt ports (MDP1/MDP2) support for Mini-Display Port & Thunderbolt monitor (s), & supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x 1600. * When a monitor connected to the DVI-D port, the MDP2 Thunderbolt port can support Thunderbolt storage device (s) only. * Due to PC architecture I/O resources limitation, the amount of the Thunderbolt devices can be used is dependent on the quantity of PCI Express & PCI devices be installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, " Back Panel Connectors", & Chapter 2, " Peripherals Intel (R) Thunderbolt" for more information.) Audio Realtek ALC892 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out Support for S/PDIF In LAN 1 x Realtek Gb E LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x 8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 4 (PCIEX4) * The PCIEX4 slot is available only when an Intel 22nm (Ivy Bridge) CPU is installed. * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8 & PCIEX16 slots. When the PCIEX4 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x 8 mode & the PCIEX8 will operate at up to x 4 mode. (The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 & PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) * Whether PCI Express 3.0 is supported depends on CPU & graphics card compatibility. 3 x PCI Express x 1 slots (The PCIEX1 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 1 x PCI slot Multi-Graphics Technology Support for AMD Cross Fire X / NVIDIA SLI technology Storage Interface Chipset: 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/SATA3 1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6 Gb/s devices 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2~SATA2 5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3 Gb/s devices 1 x m SATA connector * The SATA2 5 connector will become unavailable when the m SATA connector is installed with a solid state drive. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, & RAID 10 * When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6 Gb/s & SATA 3 Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Chipset: Up to 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) * In Windows XP, the Intel USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports can support up to USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 transfer speed. Up to 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) VIA VL800 chip: Up to 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel * Due to a Windows 7 limitation, please connect your USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (s) to the USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 port (s) before the VIA USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 controller driver is installed. Thunderbolt Intel DSL3510L chip: 2 Thunderbolt ports on the back panel Intel Certified Thunderbolt Device Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors 1 x m SATA connector 1 x CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 header 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x Thunderbolt ports 1 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks (Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller i TE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection CPU/ System temperature detection CPU/ System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/ System fan fail warning CPU/ System fan speed control * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install. BIOS 2 x 64 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS Support for Dual BIOS Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a Unique Features Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery 2 Support for Easy Tune * Available functions in Easy Tune may differ by motherboard model. Support for e Xtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Support for Auto Green Support for ON/OFF Charge Support for Q-Share Support for 3D Power Support for EZ Setup Support for Cloud Station Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Smart Response Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Lucid Logix Virtu MVP * Make sure the monitor cable has been connected to the integrated graphics port on the back panel. Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7/XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors website or 3rd party website. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win 9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.