Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Rev.1.3 No I/O

Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Rev.1.3 Intel Chipset X48 Express Socket LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard. GIGABYTE's GA-X48-DS4 motherboard provides the ultimate dream machine for serious overclockers and enthusiasts. Making sure gamers have plenty of future CPU headroom, the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 supports Intel Core 2 multi-core processors as well as the all-new Intel 45nm CPUs. In addition to providing record setting support for 1600MHz Front Side Bus and up to 1200 MHz of DDR2 memory, the GA-X48-DS4 is further equipped to support ATI CrossFireX with dual PCI Express x16 interfaces. The GA-X48-DS4 also delivers several Unique GIGABYTE innovations including the latest edition to GIGABYTE’s technology arsenal, the Dynamic Energy Saver, providing extensive power savings with one simple click. Featuring the award-winning Durable 2 design, the GA-X48-DS4 provides additional power savings, ultra cooling and extended system durability for even the most hardcore PC gamers.

Features:

• Supports Intel Core 2 multi-core and 45nm processors.
• 1600 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) support.
• DDR2 1200 memory with Intel ECC technology featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth
• Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced technology.
• High quality CPU power module with Ferrite Core Chokes, Lower RDS (on) MOSFETs and Lower ESR Solid Capacitors.
• Quad-Triple Phase Power Design for ultimate system stability.
• Supports ATI CrossFireX with Dual PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics for extreme gaming performance.
• Integrated Dual LAN with Teaming function
• Features SATA 3Gb/s with eSATA 2 interface.
• ALC889A with DTS Connect enables high quality Full Rate Lossless Audio and support for Blu-ray.










Specifications:

CPU
Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core 2 Quad processor/Intel Core 2 Duo processor/ Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition/Intel Pentium D processor/ Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel Pentium 4 processor/ Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L2 cache varies with CPU
1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset
North Bridge: Intel X48 Chipset
South Bridge: Intel ICH9R
Memory
4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667MHz, ECC, non ECC memory modules.
Audio
Realtek ALC889A codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC)
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN
Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
3 x PCI Express x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
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
iTE IT8718 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
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)
IEEE 1394
T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 header)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x North Bridge 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
1 x IEEE 1394a header
1 x parallel port header
1 x serial port header
1 x power LED header
1 x chassis intrusion header
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x IEEE 1394a ports
2 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8718 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 fan speed control
BIOS
2 x 16 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
Supports DualBIOS Plus
2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b.
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm




CPU Support