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CPU LGA775 socket 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
Intel
®
45nm Multi-Core CPU support
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset Intel
®
P45 / ICH10R with Intel
®
Fast Memory Access
Technology
System Bus 1600 / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz
Memory 4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR2 1200 / 1066 / 800 /
667 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the
Memory QVL (Qualied Vendors Lists).
** When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more,
Windows 32-bit operation system may onlyl recognize
less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less
than 3GB is recommended.
Expansion Slots 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, support ATI CrossFireX™
technology at x8 link (PCIe x16_1 blue, PCIe x16_2
black*)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot at max. x4 link (black)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
*PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slot (black, at max. x8 link)
Multi-GPU Support Supports ATI CrossFireX™ technology, up to Quad
CrossFireX™
Storage Intel
®
ICH10R Southbridge:
- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Intel
®
Matrix Storage supporting SATA RAID 0,1,
5, and 10
Marvell 88SE6121 controller:
- 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
- 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Silicon Image SIL5723 controller (Drive Xpert
technology):
- 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed
LAN Dual Gigabit LAN controllers
Marvell
®
88E8056 / 88E8001 Gigabit LAN controller
featuring AI NET2, Teaming and Redundant
IEEE 1394 LSI
®
L-FW3227 controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
(one at midboard; one at back panel)