Technical Specifications
Product Bundle and Technical Specifications
The GA-X38-DQ6 comes with a minimal, yet functional peripheral bundle with the usual set of storage device cables and a bracket to enable eSATA functionality if you require it. Software bundle at this point seems to be one driver DVD. Our review sample came with the following package bundle:-
- 4 x SATA cables
- UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
- Floppy disk drive cable
- 2-port eSATA bracket
- External SATA data and power cables
- I/O Shield
- Driver DVD and user's manual
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Technical Specifications
| CPU Support |
- Supports all 90nm/65nm Intel LGA775 processors
- 45nm ready (Wolfdale & Yorkfield)
- Quad-Core Optimized
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| Chipset |
- Northbridge: Intel X38
- 533 / 800 / 1066 / 1333MHz front side bus
- Dual PCI Express x16 for graphics
- Southbridge: Intel ICH9R
- Intel High Definition Audio
- Supports six PCI Express x1 lanes
- Supports up to twelve USB 2.0 ports
- Supports six SATA 3.0Gbps ports (with Matrix Storage Technology)
- Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps MAC
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| Memory |
- Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
- Supports 1066/800/677/533 dual channel DDR2 memory architecture
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| Storage |
- Intel ICH9R Southbridge
- 6 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
- Intel Matrix Storage Technology
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, RAID 10
- Gigabyte SATA2 (JMicron JMB363)
- 1 x Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)
- 2 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface (eSATA)
- SATA RAID 0, RAID1 and JBOD
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| Audio |
- Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia)
- Realtek ALC889A HD Audio CODEC
- Protected path content encryption/decryption (Microsoft WLP 3.0 compliant)
- Optical and coaxial S/PDIF
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| Networking |
- 2 x Realtek RTL8111B PCIe Gigabit Ethernet
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| IEEE 1394 (FireWire) |
- Texas Instrument TSB43AB23 FireWire controller
- 3 x 1394a ports @ 400 Mbps speed
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| I/O Interface |
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x Ultra ATA IDE connectors
- 8 x SATA connectors
- 12 x USB 2.0 ports (8 x rear, 4 x header)
- 2 x RJ45 LAN ports
- 3 x FireWire-400 ports (2 x rear, 1 x header)
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
- 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output
- 8-Channel Audio I/O ports
- 1 x Parallel port header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
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| Expansion Slots |
- 2 x PCIe x16 slots, PCI Express Bus specification v2.0 compliant
- 3 x PCIe x1 slots, PCI Express Bus specification v1.1 compliant
- 2 x 32-bit PCI slots, PCI 2.3 compliant
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| Special Features |
- Gigabyte 6-Quad Design
- Gigabyte Ultra Durable 2
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| PCB |
- ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.4cm)
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