GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME rev. 1.0

CPU

Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor in the LGA 1366 package

(Go to CPU Support List for the latest CPU support )

L3 cache varies with CPU

QPI

4.8GT/s / 6.4GT/s

Chipset

North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset

South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R

Memory

6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1)

Dual/3 channel memory architecture

Support for DDR3 2100+/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules

(Go to Memory Support List for the latest memory support list.)

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

2 x Realtek 8111D chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Support for Teaming

Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2) (Note 2)

1 x PCI Express x8 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1) (Note 3)

(The PCIEX16_1, PCIE16_2 and PCIEX8_1 slots support 2-Way/3-Way NVIDIA SLI/ATI CrossFireX™ technology and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

1 x PCI Express x4 slot

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface South Bridge:

6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) 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 JMB322 chips (Smart Backup):

4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1, GSATA2_2, GSATA2_3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices (Note 4)

Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD

iTE IT8720 chip:

1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

IEEE 1394

T.I. TSB43AB23 chip

Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 2 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

3 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

2 x IEEE 1394a headers

1 x power LED header

1 x chassis intrusion header

1 x power switch

1 x reset switch

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

1 x IEEE 1394a port

1 x clearing CMOS switch

8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

2 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/North Bridge temperature detection

CPU/System/Power fan speed detection

CPU overheating warning

CPU/System/Power fan fail warning

CPU/System fan speed control (Note 5)

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 Dual BIOS

Support for Download Center

Support for Xpress Install

Support for Xpress Recovery2

Support for EasyTune (Note 6)

Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced

Support for Time Repair

Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm