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GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX GIGABYTE Motherboard - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX GIGABYTE Motherboard - Retail

Specification
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6
Model
*GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6*
Socket
Socket 775 Motherboard
CPU
Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package (Note) This motherboard is designed with VRD11.1 power phase, and cannot be compatible with VRD10 designed CPU. Please refer to "CPU Support List" for details. L2 cache varies with CPU
Chipset
North Bridge: Intel® P45 Express Chipset South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory
4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1333+/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Refer to Memory support list for more information)
FSB
1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (The PCIEx16 and PCIEx8 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 2 x PCI Express x4 slots 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Crossfire Ready
Audio
Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby Home Theater Support for S/PDIF In/Out Support for CD In
LAN
4 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit) Support for Teaming
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 SiI5723 chips (Smart Backup): -4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GS0-Source, GS1, GS2-Source, GS3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for Smart Backup (RAID 1) iTE IT8720 chip: 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
IEEE 1394a
T.I. TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (via the IEEE 1394a brackets connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers)
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 floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 10 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 CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 3 x IEEE 1394a headers 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header 1 x power switch 1 x reset switch 1 x clearing CMOS switch
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 4 x RJ-45 ports 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8720 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/System fan speed control
BIOS
2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Quad BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Support for Ultra TPM Support for Time Repair Support for Q-Share
Form Factor
ATX Motherboard Form Factor Dimension: 30.5cm x 24.4cm
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6
15 Day Motherboard Pro DOA Warranty 3 Year Gigabyte Warranty Motherboard Warranty Information GIGABYTE Website
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Features:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6

Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching
Supports 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core processors with FSB 1600 MHz
Advanced power phase design with virtual 12 power phases to provides highly efficient operation for 45nm CPU
Dual channel DDR2 1333+ for remarkable system performance
Embedded 2 power phases for NB chipset and memory power to excel at power efficiency
2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphic interface plus 2 PCI-E x4 with CrossFireX™ support for ultimate graphics performance
Built-in TPM chip with 2048bits encryption to highest level digital data protection
Smart Backup provides data backup solution with 4 serial ATA device attachment from 2 hardware RAID chip
Diagnostic LED and ACPI LEDs on board to display system and power status
4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with Teaming functionality
Supports Dolby Home Theater® audio to create a stunning surround sound listening experience.
Quad BIOS solution gives a multiple security to the system
Power/reset/Clr CMOS onboard button for easily operation on the workbench
Hardware Overvoltage Control IC Provides more voltage control options on CPU, North bridge and memory
Blu-ray playback outputs supported by high quality 106dB SNR ALC889A HD audio
ATX Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6