Southbridge
- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10.
PATA controller
- 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
LAN
Dual Gigabit LAN controllers, both featuring AI NET2
Marvell PCI-E and PCI Gigabit LAN controllers
Audio
SupremeFX Audio card featuring ADI 1988B Codec
- Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
- Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter
- DTS Connect
IEEE 1394
2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel)
USB
10 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
Overclocking Features
Extreme Tweaker
Intelligent overclocking tools:
AI NOS (Non-delay Overclocking System)
AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
ASUS AI Booster Utility
O.C Profile
ASUS Features
LCD Poster
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS
Q-Connector
ASUS CrashfreeBIOS 3
ASUS EZ Flash2
ASUS MyLogo3
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)
1 x IEEE1394a
2 x RJ45 port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
Internal I/O Connectors
3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
6 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
1 x Azalia Digital Header
3 x thermal sensor connectors
Chassis Intrusion connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel
BIOS
8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
FDD cable
SATA cables
SATA power cables
I/O Shield
User's manual
USB2.0 port module
3 in 1 Q-connector
7 x cable ties
IEEE1394 port module
Optional Fan for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only
Support DVD
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
AI Booster
Futuremark® 3DMark06 Advanced Edition
Kaspersky Anti-Virus software (full version)\