Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 SATA2 AHCI/RAID Preinstall Driver

Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 SATA2 AHCI/RAID Preinstall Driver 1.17.50.2 x64 descriptionCPU    
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 in the LGA 775 package
2. Support for Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
3. Support 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB 

Chipset    
1. Northbridge: Intel X38 Express Chipset
2. Southbridge: Intel ICH9R
3. T.I IEEE 1394 Controller
4. Gigabit Lan Controller
5. 8 Channels ALC889A Audio controller 

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 1200/1066/800/667MHz, ECC, non ECC memory modules. 

Audio    
1. Realtek ALC889A codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC)
5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
6. Support for CD In 

LAN    
1. 2 x Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 

Expansion Slots    
1. 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.)
2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot)
3. 2 x PCI slots 

Storage Interface
South Bridge:
1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
2. support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 

GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2. 2 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) 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 

IEEE 1394
1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 header) 

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 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector
4. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
5. 1 x IDE connector
6. 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
7. 1 x CPU fan header
8. 2 x system fan headers
9. 1 x power fan header
10. 1 x North Bridge fan header
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio header
13. 1 x CD In connector
14. 1 x S/PDIF In header
15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
17. 1 x IEEE 1394a headers
18. 1 x parallel port header
19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
20. 1 x serial port header
21. 1 x power LED header
22. 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. 2 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 fan speed control 

BIOS    
1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. Support for Dual BIOSTM
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b 

Other Features    
1. Ultra Durable 2 Motherboard
2. All copper Silent Pipe and Crazy Cool
3. All Japanese manufactured solid capacitors with SMD (Surface Mount Device)
4. Over-clocking Enhanced
5. Support for @BIOS
6. Support for Download Center
7. Support for Q-Flash
8. Support for EasyTune
9. Support for Xpress Install
10. Support for Xpress Recovery2 

Form Factor    
1. ATX form factor, 305 x 244mm 

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