CPU AM3+ Socket: Support for AMD AM3+ FX processor Support for AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Hyper Transport Bus 4400 MT/s Chipset North Bridge: AMD 760G South Bridge: AMD SB710 Memory 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules Support for ECC memory modules (Note 2) (Please refer " Memory Support List" for more information.) Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 3) Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek Gb E LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 4 x PCI Express x 1 slots (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 & up to 2 IDE devices 6 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3 Gb/s devices Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, & JBOD USB (Universal Serial Bus) South Bridge: Up to 10 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks (Line In/ Line Out/ Microphone) I/O Controller ITE IT8728 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 4) BIOS 2 x 16 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for Dual BIOS™ Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b 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 Recovery 2 Support for Easy Tune (Note 5) Support for Smart Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for On/ Off Charge Support for 3TB+ Unlock Support for Q-Share Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19cm 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 the size of physical memory installed. (Note 2) Use of a CPU that supports ECC is required if you wish to install ECC memory. (Note 3) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module & enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 4) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install. (Note 5) Available functions in Easy Tune may differ by motherboard model.