Motherboard

Motherboard specification
  CPU
 Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® Core™ i5 series processor/
Intel® Core™ i3 series processor in the LGA1156 package
 L3 cache varies with CPU
 Chipset
o Intel® H55 Express Chipset
 Memory
o 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
(Note 1)
o Dual channel memory architecture
o Support for DDR3 2200+/1800/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory
modules
o Support for non-ECC memory modules
o Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
* To reach DDR3 2200 MHz and above, you are required to use with Intel Core i7/Core
i5 CPU without HD Graphics and install a discrete graphics card.
When using Intel Core i5/Core i3/ Pentium CPU with HD Graphics, the maximum
memory speed supported is 1666 MHz
* Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.
 Onboard Graphics
Integrated in the Chipset:
o 1 x D-Sub port (Note 2)
o 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) (Note 3) (Note 4)
o 1 x HDMI port(Note 2) (Note 4)
o 1 x DisplayPort (Note 2) (Note 4)
 Audio
o Realtek ALC889 codec
 o High Definition Audio
o 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
o Support for S/PDIF In/Out
o Support for CD In
 LAN
o 1 x RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
 Expansion Slots
o *1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 5)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
o *1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) (Note 6)
o 2 x PCI slots
 Multi-Graphics Technology
o Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology(Note 6)
 Storage Interface
Chipset:
o 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices
o 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s connector on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA
3Gb/s device
JMicron JMB368 chip:
o 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
iTE IT8720 chip:
o 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
 USB
o Integrated in the Chipset
o Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets
con- nected to the internal USB headers)
 IEEE 1394
o T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
 o Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a
bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
 Internal I/O Connectors
o 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
o 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
o 1 x floppy disk drive connector
o 1 x IDE connector
o 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
o 1 x CPU fan header
o 1 x system fan headers
o 1 x front panel header
o 1 x front panel audio header
o 1 x CD In connector
o 1 x S/PDIF In header
o 1 x S/PDIF Out header
o 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
o 1 x IEEE 1394a header
o 1 x serial port header
o 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
 Back Panel Connectors
o 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
o 1 x D-Sub port (Note 2)
o 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) (Note 3) (Note 4)
o 1 x HDMI port (Note 2) (Note 4)
o 1 x DisplayPort(Note 2)(Note 4)
o 1 x IEEE 1394a port
o 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
 o 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
o 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s connector
o 1 x RJ-45 port
o 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side
Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
 I/O Controller
o iTE IT8720 chip
 H/W Monitoring
o System voltage detection
o CPU/System temperature detection
o CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
o CPU overheating warning
o CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
o CPU/System fan speed control (Note 7)
 BIOS
o 2 x 64 Mbit flash
o Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
o Support for DualBIOS™
o PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
 Unique Features
o Support for @BIOS
o Support for Q-Flash
o Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
o Support for Download Center
o Support for Xpress Install
o Support for Xpress Recovery2
o Support for EasyTune
 o Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
o Support for Smart 6™
o Support for Auto Green
o Support for Q-Share
 Bundled Software
o Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
 Operating System
o Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
 Form Factor
o MicroATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 23cm
 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) To use the onboard D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort ports, you must
install an Intel CPU with integrated graphics.

(Note 3) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

(Note 4) You can use only one of the onboard digital graphics ports (e.g. DisplayPort,
HDMI, and DVI-D) for output when in the BIOS Setup program or when during the
POST screens.

(Note 5) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be
installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

(Note 6) The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x4 mode when ATI CrossFireX™ is

enabled.
(Note 7) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on
the CPU/system cooler you install.

(Note 8) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

Motherboard layout