Owner's manual

Expansion Options

• Three PCI Express x16 slots for Graphics Interface

• Two PCI Express x1 slots

• One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot

• Six 7-pin SATA connectors

• One IDE ATA133 connector

Integrated I/O

The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

• One CLR CMOS button

• Two ESATA port

• One Bluetooth

• One PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo port

• Eight USB 2.0 ports

• Two USB 3.0 blue ports

• Two LAN ports

• One optical SPDIFO port

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-ch line-out

BIOS Firmware

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters

• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock

speeds.

The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many sys-

tem features including the following:

1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without prior notice.

2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated in

the ambiance between 0 and 50°C.

Onboard LAN

• Supports PCI Express

2.0

• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver

• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support

Audio

• 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec

• Meets Microsoft WLP3.x (Windows Logo Program) audio require-

ments

• All DACs supports 44.1k/48k/96k/192kHz sample rate

• Software selectable 2.5V/3.2V/4.0V VREFOUT

• Direct Sound 3D. compatible

• Power Support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 5.0V

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

• Up to 32 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 128 GB