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GA-G41M-Combo (Rev. 2.0)

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Intel® G41 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® processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA775 package
    2. L2 cache varies with CPU
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Front Side Bus
    1. 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: Intel® G41 Express Chipset
    2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH7
  • Memory
  • DDR3:
    1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
    2. Support for DDR3 1333(O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules
    DDR2:
    1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 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.
    2. Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules
    Dual channel memory architecture
    (Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simultaneously is not supported. Please refer "Memory Support List" for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
  • Onboard Graphics
  • North Bridge:
    1. 1 x D-Sub port
  • Audio
    1. Realtek ALC887 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1-channel
  • LAN
    1. Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
    2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    iTE I/O Controller Chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
  • South Bridge:
    1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
    4. 1 x IDE connector
    5. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 1 x system fan header
    8. 1 x front panel header
    9. 1 x front panel audio header
    10. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    11. 1 x clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 x parallel port
    4. 1 x serial port
    5. 1 x D-Sub port
    6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. ITE 8720
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU temperature detection
    3. CPU/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU fan speed control
      * Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
  • 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 Xpress BIOS Rescue
    4. Support for Download Center
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for EasyTune
      * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
    8. Support for Easy Energy Saver
      * Due to the hardware limitation, you must install the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme/Core™ 2 Quad/Core™ 2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core/Celeron Dual-Core/Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable support for Easy Energy Saver.
    9. Support for SMART Recovery
    10. Support for Auto Green
    11. Support for ON/OFF Charge
    12. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 21.0cm
  • 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® processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA775 package
      2. L2 cache varies with CPU
      (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
    • Front Side Bus
      1. 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
    • Chipset
      1. North Bridge: Intel® G41 Express Chipset
      2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH7
    • Memory
    • DDR3:
      1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
      2. Support for DDR3 1333(O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules
      DDR2:
      1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 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.
      2. Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules
      Dual channel memory architecture
      (Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simultaneously is not supported. Please refer "Memory Support List" for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
    • Onboard Graphics
    • North Bridge:
      1. 1 x D-Sub port
    • Audio
      1. Realtek ALC887 codec
      2. High Definition Audio
      3. 2/4/5.1-channel
    • LAN
      1. Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
      2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
      3. 2 x PCI slots
    • Storage Interface
    • South Bridge:
      1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
      2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
      iTE I/O Controller Chip:
      1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
    • USB
    • South Bridge:
      1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    • Internal I/O Connectors
      1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
      2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
      4. 1 x IDE connector
      5. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
      6. 1 x CPU fan header
      7. 1 x system fan header
      8. 1 x front panel header
      9. 1 x front panel audio header
      10. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      11. 1 x clear CMOS jumper
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
      2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
      3. 1 x parallel port
      4. 1 x serial port
      5. 1 x D-Sub port
      6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      7. 1 x RJ-45 port
      8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
    • I/O Controller
      1. ITE 8720
    • H/W Monitoring
      1. System voltage detection
      2. CPU temperature detection
      3. CPU/System fan speed detection
      4. CPU overheating warning
      5. CPU/System fan fail warning
      6. CPU fan speed control
        * Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
    • 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 Xpress BIOS Rescue
      4. Support for Download Center
      5. Support for Xpress Install
      6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
      7. Support for EasyTune
        * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
      8. Support for Easy Energy Saver
        * Due to the hardware limitation, you must install the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme/Core™ 2 Quad/Core™ 2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core/Celeron Dual-Core/Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable support for Easy Energy Saver.
      9. Support for SMART Recovery
      10. Support for Auto Green
      11. Support for ON/OFF Charge
      12. Support for Q-Share
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
    • Operating System
      1. Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
    • Form Factor
      1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 21.0cm
    • 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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