CPU AM3+ Socket: Support for AMD AM3+ FX processors (Note 1) Support for AMD Phenom II processors/ AMD Athlon II processors (Please refer "CPU Support List on Gigabyte website" for more information.) Hyper Transport Bus 2000 MT/s Chipset NVIDIA Ge Force 7025/n Force 630a chipset Memory 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8GB of system memory (Note 2) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules (Please refer " Memory Support List on gigabyte website" for more information.) Onboard Graphics Chipset: 1 x D-Sub port Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 3) LAN 1 x Realtek RTL8211CL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 slots 1 x PCI slot Storage Interface Chipset: 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3 Gb/s devices Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, & JBOD USB (Universal Serial Bus) Chipset: Up to 10 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 6 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 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x parallel port connector 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x serial port 4 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 i TE IT8720 chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection CPU / System temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU / System overheating warning CPU / System fan fail warning CPU 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 Supports @BIOS Supports Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Supports Download Center Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery 2 Supports Easy Tune (Note 5) Support for Auto Green Support for On/ Off Charge Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/XP Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 20.5cm Note (Note 1) You must install an external graphics card if you want to install Windows XP on your AM3+ CPU-based system. (Note 2) 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 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.