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/ Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package
2. Support for Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
3. L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus
1. 1600(O.C.)1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset
1. North Bridge: Intel P31 Express Chipset
2. South Bridge: Intel ICH7

Memory
1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules

Audio
1. Realtek ALC888 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
5. Support for CD In

LAN
1. RTL 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
3. 3 x PCI slots

Storage Interface
South Bridge:
1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

iTE IT8718 chip:
1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB
Integrated in the South Bridge
1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
4. 1 x IDE connector
5. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x CPU fan header
7. 2 x system fan headers
8. 1 x power fan header
9. 1 x front panel header
10. 1 x front panel audio header
11. 1 x CD In connector
12. 1 x S/PDIF In header
13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
15. 1 x chassis intrusion header
16. 1 x power LED header

Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port Connectors
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 1 x parallel port
4. 1 x serial port
5. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 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. 1 x 4 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features
1. Support for @BIOS
2. Support for Download Center
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for EasyTune
5. Support for Xpress Install
6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS

Bundled Software
1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Form Factor
1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm

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