This board is GREAT:
Processor
1. AMD Socket AM2 Athlon? 64 FX / Athlon? 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon? 64 / Sempron? processor
Chipset
1. NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 / nForce 430
2. Super I/O chip: ITE IT8716
3. Integrated Peripherals
1. T.I. IEEE1394 controller
2. Realtek RTL8211 Gigabit Ethernet controller
3. Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec
Memory
1. 4 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)(Note 1)
2. Supports dual channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
3. Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
(Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 24-pin ATX power connector
2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 floppy connector
4. 1 IDE connectors
5. 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6. 1 CPU fan connector
7. 1 system fan connector
8. 1 front panel connector
9. 1 front audio connector
10. 1 CD In connector
11. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
12. 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
13. 2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 port by cable
14. 1 COMB connector
15. 1 Power LED connector
16. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
Expansion Slots
1. 1 PCI Express x 16 slot
2. 2 PCI Express x 1 slot
3. 4 PCI slots
Rear Panel I/O
1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
3. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
4. 1 parallel port
5. 1 IEEE1394 port
6. 1 COMA port
7. 1 VGA port
8. 1 RJ-45 port
9. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
Power
1. ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
Form Factor
1. ATX form factor; 30.5 cm x 21.4cm
H/W Monitoring
1. System voltage detection
2. CPU / System temperature detection
3. CPU / System fan speed detection
4. CPU / System warning temperature
5. CPU fan failure warning
6. Supports CPU Smart Fan function(Note 2)
(Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
BIOS
1. 1 4Mbit flash ROM
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
Other Features
1. Supports @BIOS
2. Supports Download Center
3. Supports Q-Flash
4. Supports EasyTune (only supports Hardware Monitor function)(Note 3)
5. Supports Xpress Install
6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
7. Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
(Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
Remark
1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.
(taken from Gigabyte's site)
Please download the F4 BIOS from Gigabyte's site and update using @BIOS.
Me and another member of another forum used @BIOS and it worked both times.
Great site to learn the @BIOS program, he shows a how-to, just follow his steps.
MAKE sure @BIOS is updated.
With the F1 BIOS I could not overclock my Orleans past 2.1, with the F4 BIOS I got it up to 2.45 on stock volts with 1T cmd rate.
I love this board! Ask questions here.
Only question I have is: Are the SATA ports locked?
Processor
1. AMD Socket AM2 Athlon? 64 FX / Athlon? 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon? 64 / Sempron? processor
Chipset
1. NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 / nForce 430
2. Super I/O chip: ITE IT8716
3. Integrated Peripherals
1. T.I. IEEE1394 controller
2. Realtek RTL8211 Gigabit Ethernet controller
3. Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec
Memory
1. 4 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)(Note 1)
2. Supports dual channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
3. Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
(Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 24-pin ATX power connector
2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 floppy connector
4. 1 IDE connectors
5. 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6. 1 CPU fan connector
7. 1 system fan connector
8. 1 front panel connector
9. 1 front audio connector
10. 1 CD In connector
11. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
12. 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
13. 2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 port by cable
14. 1 COMB connector
15. 1 Power LED connector
16. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
Expansion Slots
1. 1 PCI Express x 16 slot
2. 2 PCI Express x 1 slot
3. 4 PCI slots
Rear Panel I/O
1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
3. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
4. 1 parallel port
5. 1 IEEE1394 port
6. 1 COMA port
7. 1 VGA port
8. 1 RJ-45 port
9. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
Power
1. ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
Form Factor
1. ATX form factor; 30.5 cm x 21.4cm
H/W Monitoring
1. System voltage detection
2. CPU / System temperature detection
3. CPU / System fan speed detection
4. CPU / System warning temperature
5. CPU fan failure warning
6. Supports CPU Smart Fan function(Note 2)
(Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
BIOS
1. 1 4Mbit flash ROM
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
Other Features
1. Supports @BIOS
2. Supports Download Center
3. Supports Q-Flash
4. Supports EasyTune (only supports Hardware Monitor function)(Note 3)
5. Supports Xpress Install
6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
7. Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
(Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
Remark
1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.
(taken from Gigabyte's site)
Please download the F4 BIOS from Gigabyte's site and update using @BIOS.
Me and another member of another forum used @BIOS and it worked both times.
Great site to learn the @BIOS program, he shows a how-to, just follow his steps.
MAKE sure @BIOS is updated.
With the F1 BIOS I could not overclock my Orleans past 2.1, with the F4 BIOS I got it up to 2.45 on stock volts with 1T cmd rate.
I love this board! Ask questions here.
Only question I have is: Are the SATA ports locked?
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