ECS X79R-AX (V1.0) Bios 2011/10/19

CPU
- LGA2011 socket for latest Sandy Bridge-E Family Processors
- DMI 5.0GT/s

CHIPSET
- Intel X79 Express Chipset

MEMORY
- Quad-channel DDR3 memory architecture
- 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket support up to 64GB, per one DIMM support 16GB
- DDR3 2500(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1800/1600
Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS.
For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation

EXPANSION SLOT
- 4 x PCI Express x16 Gen3.0 slot (2 slots run at x8 bandwidth)
- 2 x PCI Express x1 slots

STORAGE
- Support by IntelX79
• 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s devices
• 6 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s devices(include 4 x SAS*/SATA 6.0Gb/s ports)
• RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID 10 configuration
- Support by ASMEDIA ASM1061
• 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s devices
• 2 x eSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
*User please be notice due to chipset limitation, the compatibility and stability of SATA port(SAS6G1_2/3_4) may differ by different devices.

AUDIO
- Realtek ALC892 8-Ch High Definition audio CODEC
- Compliant with HD audio specification

LAN
- Dual RealTek RTL 8111E Gigabit Lan

REAR PANEL I/O
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x eSATA 6.0Gb/s ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
- 2 x RJ45 LAN connectors
- 1 x Audio port (1x Line in, 4x Line out, 1x Optical SPDIF Out)
- 1 x Wireless LAN Dongle
- 1 x Bluetooth Dongle
- 1 x Clear_CMOS button

INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS
- 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX Power Supply Connector
- 1 x 4-pin power connector for VGA card
- 2 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector (with smart fan)
- 1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector (with smart fan)
- 2 x 3-pin PWR_FAN connector
- 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors(90 degree)
- 8 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors(90 degree)
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB ports(One support EZ Charger)
- 1 x USB 3.0 header supports additional 2 USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x COM header
- 1 x SPDIF out header
- 1 x Front panel switch/LED header
- 1 x Front panel audio header
- 1 x Clear CMOS header
- 1 x Buzzer
- 6 x Voltage measure points
- 1 x Power on button
- 1 x Reset button
- 1 x 7S-LED Display

SYSTEM BIOS
- AMI BIOS with 64Mb SPI Flash ROM
- Supports Plug and Play, STR (S3) / STD (S4) , Hardware monitor, Multi Boot
- Supports ACPI & DMI
- Audio, LAN, can be disabled in BIOS
- Support ECS M.I.B X Utility
- Support EZ Charger
- Support eBLU
- Support eOC
- Support eDLU
- Support eSF

FORM FACTOR
- ATX Size 305mm*244mm



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