GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4

CPU

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 processor
(Note) If you install AMD Am3/AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherbord, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0(5200MHz) to HT1.0(2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3/AM2+ CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.

Chipset

NVIDIA® nForce 570-SLI
Super I/O: ITE IT8716 chip.
Integrated Peripherals
T. I. IEEE1394 controller
Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit Ethernet controller
Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec

Memory

4 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)(Note 1)
Supports dual channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
Support ECC Memory
(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 24-pin ATX power connector
1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 floppy connector
1 IDE connectors
6 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 CPU fan connector
1 system fan connector
1 power fan connector
1 front panel connector
1 front audio connector
1 CD In connector
1 SPDIF In/Out connector
3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 port by cable
1 Power LED connector
1 Chassis Intrusion connector

Expansion Slots

2 PCI Express x 16 slot
3 PCI Express x 1 slot
2 PCI slots

Back Panel Connectors

1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 PS/2 mouse port
1 parallel port
1 SPDIF out port (coaxial)
1 SPDIF out port (optical)
1 COMA port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 IEEE1394a port
1 RJ-45 port
6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out)

Power

ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector

Form Factor

ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 23.4 cm

H/W Monitoring

System voltage detection
CPU temperature detection
CPU / Power / System fan speed detection
CPU warning temperature
CPU fan failure warning
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 4Mbit flash ROM
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b

Other Features

Supports @BIOS
Supports Download Center
Supports Q-Flash
Supports EasyTune (Note 3)
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2
Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
(Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.