Gigabyte

Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3L (rev 2.0)

MotherBoard

** Socket LGA1156** 

includes back plate

CPU:
Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor
Intel® Core™ i5 series processor
Intel® Core™ i3 series processor in the LGA1156 =

Chipset:
Intel® P55 Express Chipset

Memory:
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Audio:
Realtek ALC892 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note2)
Support for S/PDIF In/Out


LAN:
1 x RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots:
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 3)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_X1) (Note 4)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
3 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology:
Support for Software ATI CrossFireX™ technology only (Note 5)

Storage Interface
Chipset:
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_6, GSATA2_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

iTE IT8720 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB
Chipset
Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Note 6) (8 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
NEC D720200F1 chip:
Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.

Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x parallel port
1 x serial port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller
iTE IT8720 chip

H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control (Note 7)

BIOS
2 x 16 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features:
Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
Support for Smart 6™
Support for Auto Green
Support for eXtreme Hard Drive
Support for Q-Share

Operating System:
Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor:
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm