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 in the LGA 775 package 2. Support for Intel Hyper-Threading Technology 3. Support 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB Chipset 1. Northbridge: Intel X38 Express Chipset 2. Southbridge: Intel ICH9R 3. T.I IEEE 1394 Controller 4. Gigabit Lan Controller 5. 8 Channels ALC889A Audio controller Memory 1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory 2. Dual channel memory architecture 3. Support for DDR3 1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066/800MHz, non ECC memory modules 4. Support Intel XMP Memory controller Audio 1. Realtek ALC889A codec 2. High Definition Audio 3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel 4. Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC) 5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out 6. Support for CD In LAN 1. 2 x Realtek 8111B chips (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1. 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.) 2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot) 3. 2 x PCI slots Storage InterfaceSouth Bridge: 1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) 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 (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) 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 IEEE 1394 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) USB 1. Integrated in the South Bridge 2. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) 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 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector 4. 1 x floppy disk drive connector 5. 1 x IDE connector 6. 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 7. 1 x CPU fan header 8. 2 x system fan headers 9. 1 x power fan header 10. 1 x North Bridge fan header 11. 1 x front panel header 12. 1 x front panel audio header 13. 1 x CD In connector 14. 1 x S/PDIF In header 15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header 16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 17. 1 x IEEE 1394a headers 18. 1 x parallel port header 19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 20. 1 x serial port header 21. 1 x power LED header 22. 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel Connectors 1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port 3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector 4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports 7. 2 x RJ-45 port 8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller 1. iTE IT8718 chip 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 fan speed control BIOS 1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash 2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS 3. Support for Dual BIOSTM 4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Other Features 1. Ultra Durable 2 Motherboard 2. All copper Silent Pipe and Crazy Cool 3. All Japanese manufactured solid capacitors with SMD (Surface Mount Device) 4. Over-clocking Enhanced 5. Support for @BIOS 6. Support for Download Center 7. Support for Q-Flash 8. Support for EasyTune 9. Support for Xpress Install 10. Support for Xpress Recovery2 Form Factor 1. ATX form factor, 305 x 244mm It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.Do not forget to check with our site as often as possible in order to stay updated on the latest drivers, software and games.Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed a wrong driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.