GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD5-B3

CPU    

    Support for Intel® Core i7 processors/Intel® Core i5 processors/ Intel® Core i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
    L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information. )
Chipset    

    Intel® Z68 Express Chipset

Memory    

    4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
    * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
    Dual channel memory architecture
    Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
    Support for non-ECC memory modules
    Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information. )
Audio    

    Realtek ALC889 codec
    High Definition Audio
    2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    Support for Dolby® Home Theater
    Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN    

    1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots    

    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
    * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated with a PCI Express graphics card, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots. When the PCIEX1_1 slot or the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated with an expansion card, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.
    2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard. )
    2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology    

    Support for 2-Way ATI CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI technology
    (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots only. )

Storage Interface    Chipset:

    2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    * When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.

Marvell 88SE9128 chip:

    2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1

USB    Chipset:

    Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

1 x Renesas D720200 chip and 2 x VLI VL810 hubs:

    Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    * The USB 2.0 signals of the 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel are from the Chipset.

IEEE 1394    T. I. TSB43AB23 chip:

    Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)

Internal I/O Connectors    

    1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    1 x CPU fan header
    3 x system fan headers
    1 x power fan header
    1 x Chipset fan header
    1 x front panel header
    1 x front panel audio header
    1 x S/PDIF Out header
    2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
    1 x IEEE 1394a header
    1 x clearing CMOS button
    1 x power button
    1 x reset button

Back Panel Connectors    

    1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    2 x IEEE 1394a ports
    4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
    1 x RJ-45 port
    6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller    

    iTE IT8728 chip

H/W Monitoring    

    System voltage detection
    CPU/System temperature detection
    CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    CPU overheating warning
    CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    CPU/System fan speed control
    * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.

BIOS    

    2 x 32 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 Xpress BIOS Rescue
    Support for Download Center
    Support for Xpress Install
    Support for Xpress Recovery2
    Support for EasyTune
    *Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
    Support for Dynamic Energy Saver 2
    Support for Smart 6
    Support for Auto Green
    Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X. H. D)
    Support for ON/OFF Charge
    Support for Cloud OC
    Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software    

    Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System    

    Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor    

    ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Remark    

    Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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