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GA-EP43C-DS3 (Rev. 1.0)

Intel® P43 + ICH10 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
      (Go to CPU support list for the latest CPU support list.)
    2. L2 cache varies with CPU
  • Front Side Bus
    1. 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: Intel® P43 Express Chipset
    2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH10
  • Memory
  • DDR3:
    1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
    DDR2:
    1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
    (Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simultaneously is not supported. Pls check memory support list.)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek ALC888 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
    5. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    1. 1 x Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
    2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
    3. 3 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    JMicron 368 chip:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    iTE IT8718 chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
    1. Integrated in the South Bridge
    2. 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)
  • IEEE 1394
    1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
    2. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
    4. 1 x IDE connector
    5. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 2 x system fan headers
    8. 1 x power fan header
    9. 1 x front panel header
    10. 1 x front panel audio header
    11. 1 x CD In connector
    12. 1 x S/PDIF In header
    13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    15. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
    16. 1 x parallel port header
    17. 1 x serial port header
    18. 1 x power LED header
    19. 1 x chassis intrusion header
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE IT8718 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
    4. Support for Download Center
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for EasyTune
    8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
    9. Support for Time Repair
    10. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
  • 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. 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.
    • CPU
      1. Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
        (Go to CPU support list for the latest CPU support list.)
      2. L2 cache varies with CPU
    • Front Side Bus
      1. 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
    • Chipset
      1. North Bridge: Intel® P43 Express Chipset
      2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH10
    • Memory
    • DDR3:
      1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory
      2. Dual channel memory architecture
      3. Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
      DDR2:
      1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
      2. Dual channel memory architecture
      3. Support for DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
      (Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simultaneously is not supported. Pls check memory support list.)
    • Audio
      1. Realtek ALC888 codec
      2. High Definition Audio
      3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
      5. Support for CD In
    • LAN
      1. 1 x Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
      2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
      3. 3 x PCI slots
    • Storage Interface
    • South Bridge:
      1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
      JMicron 368 chip:
      1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
      iTE IT8718 chip:
      1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
    • USB
      1. Integrated in the South Bridge
      2. 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)
    • IEEE 1394
      1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
      2. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
      2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
      3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
      4. 1 x IDE connector
      5. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
      6. 1 x CPU fan header
      7. 2 x system fan headers
      8. 1 x power fan header
      9. 1 x front panel header
      10. 1 x front panel audio header
      11. 1 x CD In connector
      12. 1 x S/PDIF In header
      13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      15. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
      16. 1 x parallel port header
      17. 1 x serial port header
      18. 1 x power LED header
      19. 1 x chassis intrusion header
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
      2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
      3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
      4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
      5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
      7. 1 x RJ-45 port
      8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
    • I/O Controller
      1. iTE IT8718 chip
    • H/W Monitoring
      1. System voltage detection
      2. CPU/System temperature detection
      3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
      4. CPU overheating warning
      5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
      6. CPU/System fan speed control
    • BIOS
      1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
      2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
      3. Support for DualBIOS™
      4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
    • Unique Features
      1. Support for @BIOS
      2. Support for Q-Flash
      3. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
      4. Support for Download Center
      5. Support for Xpress Install
      6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
      7. Support for EasyTune
      8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
      9. Support for Time Repair
      10. Support for Q-Share
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
    • Operating System
      1. Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP
    • Form Factor
      1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
    • 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. 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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