• 2009

Hardware Description

This motherboard supports the Intel 45nm CPU which introduces micro-architecture features for greater performance at a given frequency, up to 50% larger L2 caches, and expanded power management capabilities for new levels of energy efficiency. This motherboard supports next-generation SATA hard drives based on the SATA 3Gb/s storage specification. This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) jacks. It allows transferring digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality.