User`s manual

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1-2 ProductSpecications
CPU Support for Intel 
®
Core
™
i7 processors/Intel
®
Core
™
i5 processors/
Intel
®
Core
™
i3 processors/Intel
®
Pentium
®
processors/Intel
®
Celeron
®
processors
in the LGA1155 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L3 cache varies with CPU 
Chipset Intel 
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H61 Express Chipset
Memory 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory 
* Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical
memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
Dual channel memory architecture 
Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules 
Support for non-ECC memory modules 
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory
modules.)
Audio Realtek/VIA HD audio codec 
High Denition Audio 
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel 
* To congure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and
enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
Support for S/PDIF Out 
LAN 1 x Atheros/Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 
Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 
(The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* To support PCI Express 3.0, you must install an Intel 22nm CPU.
2 x PCI Express x1 slots 
(The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3 x PCI slots 
Storage Interface Chipset: 
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
USB Chipset: 
- Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through
the internal USB headers)
Internal
Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 
1 x CPU fan header 
2 x system fan headers 
1 x power fan header 
1 x front panel header 
1 x front panel audio header 
1 x S/PDIF Out header 
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 
1 x Clear CMOS jumper 