Gigabyte GA-P43-ES3G Realtek HD Audio Driver 2.34

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

   2. L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

   1. 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset   

   1. North Bridge: Intel P43 Express Chipset
   2. South Bridge: Intel ICH10

Memory   

   1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
   2. Dual channel memory architecture
   3. Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz
   4. memory modules

Audio

   1. Realtek ALC888 codec
   2. High Definition Audio
   3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   4. Support for S/PDIF Out
   5. Support for CD In

LAN

   1. Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots   

   1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
   2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
   3. 5 x PCI slots

Storage Interface

South Bridge:
   1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices

JMicron 368 chip:

   1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

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 (6 on the back panel, 6 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 front panel header
   9. 1 x front panel audio header
  10. 1 x CD In connector
  11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  12. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  13. 1 x power LED header
  14. 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 parallel port
   4. 1 x serial port
   5. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
   6. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
   7. 1 x RJ-45 ports
   8. 3 x audio jacks (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 fan speed detection
   4. CPU overheating warning
   5. CPU/System fan fail warning
   6. CPU/System samrt fan control

BIOS   

   1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
   2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
   3. Support for DualBIOS
   4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, 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
   7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
   8. Support for Easy Energy Saver

Bundle Software

   1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Form Factor   

   1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21cm