CPU
Intel® Socket 775 for Intel® Core™2 Extreme/ Core™2 Quad/ Core™2 Duo/Pentium® dual-core/Celeron® dual-core/Celeron® Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Supports Intel® 45nm Multi-Core CPU
Chipset
Intel® P45 / ICH10R
Front Side Bus
1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
Memory
2 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 1333/1066/800 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR2 1066 / 800 / 667 MHz, Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended
*DDR2 1066MHz DIMMs work only on the black slots for one DIMM per channel. Ensure to install the DDR2 1066MHz DIMMs ONLY on the BLACK slots!
**Refer to
or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lists).
*** When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
3 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI
Storage
Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
Marvell 88SE6111
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
Silicon Image SIL5723 (Drice Expert Techology)
2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Supports EZ Backup and SuperSpeed functions
LAN
PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
Audio
Realtek ALC 1200, 8 -Channel High-Definition Audio CODEC
DTS Surround Sensation Ultra PC
- Support Jack-Detecting, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Coaxial S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise-Filtering
IEEE 1394
1394a controller supports 2 x 1394a ports
USB
12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features
ASUS Power Saving Solution:
- ASUS EPU-Six Engine
- ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power Design
- ASUS AI Nap
AI Lifestyle Features:
- Express Gate
- ASUS MyLogo 2
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish heatsink
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS Drive Xpert
- ASUS AI Direct Link
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
Overclocking Features
ASUS AI Booster
Precision Tweaker 2:
- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 6.25mV increment
- vDIMM: 64-step DRAM voltage control
- vChipset (N.B.): 40-step DRAM voltage control
- vCPUPLL: 64-step reference voltage control
- vFSB Termination: 15-step Hyper Transport voltage control
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tuning from 667MHz up to 1333MHz for DDR2
- Memory tuning from 800MHz up to 2000MHz for DDR3
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to180MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial)
1 x IEEE1394a
1 x RJ45 port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
1 x COM connector
6 x SATA connectors
2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
2 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel (Q-Connector)
BIOS
8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.4
Manageability
WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
Accessories
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x FDD cable
6 x Serial ATA cables
1 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable
1 x multi-function module ( 1 port eSATA and 1 port 4-pin 1394)
1 x Q-Shield
1 x User's manual
1 x 3 in 1 Q-connector
Support Disc
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Suite
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Image-Editing Suite
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
