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Introducing the Motherboard
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphic Interface
• Three PCI Express slots
• Six SATA connectors (including two SATA 6Gb/s ports)
Expansion Options
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
Integrated I/O
• One LAN port
• One D-sub (VGA) port
• One optional DVI port
• One optional HDMI port
• Six USB 2.0 ports
• Two USB 3.0 ports* (Compatible with USB 2.0)
• One PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse combo connector
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-ch line-out
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
• Graphic parameters
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
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.
*The USB 3.0 connectors are optimized for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices,
aslo are fully backwards-compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devices.
Onboard LAN (Optional)
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
• Supports PCI Express
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• Integrated 10/100 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
• Supports PCI Express
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• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support