GA-965P-DS3 (Rev. 1.0)

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Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core™2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® Extreme/ Intel® Pentium® D processor
    2. Supports 1066/800/533 MHz FSB
  • Chipset
    1. Northbridge: Intel® P965 Express Chipset
    2. Southbridge: Intel® ICH8
    3. Marvell 8053 Gigabit LAN Controller
    4. GIGABYTE SATAII controller
    5. Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec
  • Memory
    1. Supports DDR2 800/667/533 memory
    2. Dual Channel architecture support up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots
    * Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 PCI Express X16 slot
    2. 3 PCI Express X1 slot
    3. 3 PCI slots
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 24-pin ATX power
    2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 floppy connector
    4. 1 IDE connector
    5. 6 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. 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 ports by cables
    12. 1 SPDIF In connector
    13. 1 power LED connector
    14. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 SPDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical)
    4. 1 parallel port
    5. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    6. 1 serial port (COMA)
    7. 1 RJ-45 port
    8. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU / System temperature detection
    3. CPU / System fan speed detection
    4. CPU warning temperature
    5. CPU / System fan failure warning
    6. CPU Smart Fan Control
  • BIOS
    1. 1 x 8 Mbit flash ROM
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX form factor, 305 x 210mm
  • Other Features
    1. Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD (2 ports with RAID function supported by GIGABYTE SATA2)
    2. Supports @BIOS
    3. Supports Download Center
    4. Supports Q-Flash
    5. Supports EasyTune 5
    6. Supports Xpress Install
    7. Supports Xpress Recovery2
    8. Supports Virtual DualBIOS
  • 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. Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core™2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® Extreme/ Intel® Pentium® D processor
      2. Supports 1066/800/533 MHz FSB
    • Chipset
      1. Northbridge: Intel® P965 Express Chipset
      2. Southbridge: Intel® ICH8
      3. Marvell 8053 Gigabit LAN Controller
      4. GIGABYTE SATAII controller
      5. Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec
    • Memory
      1. Supports DDR2 800/667/533 memory
      2. Dual Channel architecture support up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots
      * Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 PCI Express X16 slot
      2. 3 PCI Express X1 slot
      3. 3 PCI slots
    • Internal I/O Connectors
      1. 1 24-pin ATX power
      2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      3. 1 floppy connector
      4. 1 IDE connector
      5. 6 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. 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 ports by cables
      12. 1 SPDIF In connector
      13. 1 power LED connector
      14. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
      2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
      3. 1 SPDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical)
      4. 1 parallel port
      5. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      6. 1 serial port (COMA)
      7. 1 RJ-45 port
      8. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
    • H/W Monitoring
      1. System voltage detection
      2. CPU / System temperature detection
      3. CPU / System fan speed detection
      4. CPU warning temperature
      5. CPU / System fan failure warning
      6. CPU Smart Fan Control
    • BIOS
      1. 1 x 8 Mbit flash ROM
      2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    • Form Factor
      1. ATX form factor, 305 x 210mm
    • Other Features
      1. Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD (2 ports with RAID function supported by GIGABYTE SATA2)
      2. Supports @BIOS
      3. Supports Download Center
      4. Supports Q-Flash
      5. Supports EasyTune 5
      6. Supports Xpress Install
      7. Supports Xpress Recovery2
      8. Supports Virtual DualBIOS
    • 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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      * Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

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