CPU1. Support for Socket AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors:AMD PhenomFX processor/ AMD Phenom processor/ AMD Athlon 64 FX processor/AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/AMD Athlon 64 processor/AMD Sempron processorHyper Transport Bus1. 5200/2000 MT/sChipset    1. North Bridge: AMD 790FX2. South Bridge: AMD SB600 Memory    1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory2. Dual channel memory architecture3. Support for DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules4. Support ECC MemoryAudio    1. Realtek ALC889A codec2. High Definition Audio3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel4. Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC)5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out6. Support for CD In LAN    1. Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots    1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots supporting ATI CrossFireX technology (The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slot3. 2 x PCI slots Storage InterfaceSouth Bridge:1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 2 x GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:1. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII_1, GSATAII_2) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices2. 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip:1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive IEEE 1394T.I. TSB43AB23 chip1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers) USBIntegrated in the South Bridge1. Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Internal I/O Connectors    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector3. 1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector4. 1 x floppy disk drive connector5. 1 x IDE connector6. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors7. 1 x CPU fan header8. 2 x system fan headers9. 1 x power fan header10. 1 x North Bridge fan header11. 1 x front panel header12. 1 x front panel audio header13. 1 x CD In connector14. 1 x S/PDIF In header15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers17. 1 x IEEE 1394a headers18. 1 x parallel port header19. 1 x power LED header20. 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel Connectors    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port3. 1 x serial port4. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector5. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector6. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports7. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports8. 1 x RJ-45 port9. 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports10. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out) I/O Controller    1. iTE IT8718 chip H/W MonitoringSystem voltage detection1. CPU/System temperature detection2. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection3. CPU overheating warning4. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning5. CPUfan speed control BIOS    1. 2 x 4 Mbit flash2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS3. Support for Dual BIOS4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Unique Features    1. Support for @BIOS2. Support for Download Center3. Support for Q-Flash4. Support for EasyTune5. Support for Xpress Install6. Support for Xpress Recovery27. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Bundle Software    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Form Factor    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.Do not forget to check with our site as often as possible in order to stay updated on the latest drivers, software and games.Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed a wrong driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 (rev. 1.0)

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