Gigabyte X48-DS5 Motherboard

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  ** All features and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

  Specifications
  CPU :

  • 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
  • L2 cache varies with CPU
  • 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
  
  Chipset :
  • North Bridge: Intel® X48 Chipset
    • South Bridge: Intel® ICH9R
    
    Memory :
    • 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
    • Dual channel memory architecture
    • Support for DDR2 1900/1600/1333/1066/800/MHz, ECC, non ECC memory modules.
    
    Audio :
    • Realtek ALC889A codec
    • High Definition Audio
    • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    • Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC)
    • Support for S/PDIF In/Out
    • Support for CD In
    
    LAN :
    • Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    
    Expansion Slots :
    • 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.)
    • 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot)
    • 2 x PCI slots
    
    Storage Interface : South Bridge:
    
    • 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    • Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    
    
    GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
    
    • 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    • 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
      IEEE 1394 :
      • T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
      • Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 header)
      
      USB :
      • Integrated in the South Bridge
      • 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 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
      • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
      • 1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector
      • 1 x floppy disk drive connector
      • 1 x IDE connector
      • 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
      • 1 x CPU fan header
      • 2 x system fan headers
      • 1 x power fan header
      • 1 x North Bridge fan header
      • 1 x front panel header
      • 1 x front panel audio header
      • 1 x CD In connector
      • 1 x S/PDIF In header
      • 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      • 1 x IEEE 1394a header
      • 1 x parallel port header
      • 1 x serial port header
      • 1 x power LED header
      • 1 x chassis intrusion header
      
      Back Panel Connectors :
      • 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
      • 1 x PS/2 mouse port
      • 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
      • 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
      • 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      • 2 x IEEE 1394a ports 2 x RJ-45 port
      • 2 x RJ-45 port
      • 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
      
      I/O Controller :
      • iTE IT8718 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 fan speed control
      
      BIOS :
      • Supports QuadBIOS
      • 2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM
      • Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
      • PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b.
      
      Unique Features :
      • Support for Dynamic Energy Saver
      • Support for @BIOS
      • Support for Download Center
      • Support for Q-Flash
      • Support for EasyTune
      • Support for Xpress Install
      • Support for Xpress Recovery2
      
      Form Factor :
      • ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm