Asus MAXIMUS FORMULA SPECIAL Maximus Formula user's manual English Edition Ver - Page 11

Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots CrossFire™ Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 processors Supports Intel® next-generation 45nm multi-core CPUs Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X38 / ICH9R with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology 1333/1066/800 MHz Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered ECC / non-ECC DDR2 1066*/800/667MHz memory modules - Supports up to 8 GB system memory * The chipset officially supports the memory frequency up to DDR2 800MHz. Tuned by the ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2 1066MHz. Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). 2 x PCIe x16 slots (@ full x16, x16 speed) 3 x PCIe x1 (PCIEX1_1 (black) is compatible with the audio slot.) 2 x PCI 2.2 slots Supports ATI CrossFire™ graphics cards Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices Dual Gigabit LAN controllers, both featuring AI NET 2 Supports Teaming Technology SupremeFX II Audio Card - ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Noise Filter Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard, 6 ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) xi