Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 Motherboard

GIGABYTE motherboards feature GIGABYTE DualBIOS", an exclusive technology from GIGABYTE that protects arguably one of your PC's most crucial components, the BIOS. GIGABYTE DualBIOS" means that your motherboard has both a 'Main BIOS' and a 'Backup BIOS', making users protected from BIOS failure due to virus attack, hardware malfunction, improper OC settings or power failure during the update process.

 

 

CPU

1. Support for Intel  Core i7 processors/Intel  Core i5 processors/Intel  Core i3 processors/Intel  Pentium  processors/Intel  Celeron  processors in the LGA1150 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Chipset

1. Intel  H81 Express Chipset

Memory

1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 1600/1333 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.) Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor:

1. 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
2. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio

1. Realtek  ALC887 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.

LAN

1. Realtek  GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (The PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface Chipset:

1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices

USB Chipset:

1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
2. Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through 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. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
5. 1 x CPU fan header
6. 1 x system fan header
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
10. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
2. 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
3. 1 x parallel port
4. 1 x serial port
5. 1 x D-Sub port
6. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
7. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
8. 1 x RJ-45 port
9. 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

1. iTE  I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System fan speed detection
4. CPU/System overheating warning
5. CPU/System fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS

1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a

Unique Features

1. Support for Q-Flash
2. Support for Xpress Install
3. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
   @BIOS
   EasyTune
   EZ Setup
   USB Blocker
4. Support for ON/OFF Charge

Bundle Software

1. Norton  Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 8/7

Form Factor

1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.6cm x 17cm

Remark

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.