MSI X48C Platinum Motherboard
LGA775, X48, 1600FSB, 2x DDR3-1600, 4x DDR2-800, 2x PCI-Ex16, 4x SATA-II, 2x eSATA, RAID, GigLAN, 8Chl, Firewire, ATX

CPU

Supports Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package.
Supports Intel Yorkfield, Wolfdale in the LGA775 package.
Supports FSB 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset
 

Intel X48 Chipset
- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333/1600MHz.
- Supports dual channel, DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600, DDR2 667/800.

Intel ICH9R Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports.
- 4 SATAII with 2 eSATA* ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
- Integrated AHCI controller.
*eSATA function would be fully supported by VISTA ( In Box driver with AHCI driver). eSATA function would not be fully supported without AHCI driver under WinXP.

Slots

Two mazarine PCI Express x16 slots (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant; supports CrossFire Technology)
Two PCI Express x1 slots. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
Three 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.

Audio  

Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec.
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec.

LAN  

Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111B.

IEEE1394

VIA VT6308P chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System x 5 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x SPDIF-out pinheader
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 4 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)
- 1 x TPM module connector (optional)

Back Panel I/O Ports  

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 2 x eSATA ports (support Command Based Port Multipliers)
-  1 x 6 in 1 audio jack

BIOS

The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension

30.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

9 mounting holes.