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GA-EP35-DS3 (Rev. 2.1)

Intel® P35 + ICH9 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 Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
      (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
    2. L2 cache varies with CPU
    3. 1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: Intel® P35 Chipset
    2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH9
  • Memory
    1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 1200 (O.C.)/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
    Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.
  • Audio
    1. Realtek ALC889A 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. Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slots
    2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
    3. 3 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
    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)
  • 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. 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 parallel port header
    16. 1 x serial port header
    17. 1 x chassis intrusion header
    18. 1 x power LED 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. 1 x RJ-45 port
    7. 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 fan speed control
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b.
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Download Center
    3. Support for Q-Flash
    4. Support for EasyTune
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX (305 x 210mm)
  • 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 Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D processor/ Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® 4 processor/ Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
        (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
      2. L2 cache varies with CPU
      3. 1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
    • Chipset
      1. North Bridge: Intel® P35 Chipset
      2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH9
    • Memory
      1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
      2. Dual channel memory architecture
      3. Support for DDR2 1200 (O.C.)/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
      Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.
    • Audio
      1. Realtek ALC889A 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. Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slots
      2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
      3. 3 x PCI slots
    • Storage Interface
    • South Bridge:
      1. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
      GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
      1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
      2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
      3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
      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)
    • 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. 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 parallel port header
      16. 1 x serial port header
      17. 1 x chassis intrusion header
      18. 1 x power LED 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. 1 x RJ-45 port
      7. 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 fan speed control
    • BIOS
      1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM
      2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
      3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b.
    • Unique Features
      1. Support for @BIOS
      2. Support for Download Center
      3. Support for Q-Flash
      4. Support for EasyTune
      5. Support for Xpress Install
      6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    • Form Factor
      1. ATX (305 x 210mm)
    • 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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