Input / Output
Serial ATA
  • Six Serial ATA ports (3Gbps)
  • Six SATA hard drives supported
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support (Windows Only)
  • RAID 0, 1, 10 support (Linux)
Floppy
  • 1 Floppy Controller, 1.44MB
IDE
  • None
LAN
  • 2x RJ45 LAN port
USB
  • 12 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 compatible
  • 8 rear + 2 on-board + 1 on-board header (2 ports)
Audio
  • Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD audio
VGA
  • Not Integrated
Keyboard / Mouse
  • PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Serial Ports
  • 2x Serial Header (Optional cables required to activate interface)
Parallel Port
  • None
On-Board Devices
Chipset
  • Intel® X58 Express
  • ICH10R + PXH/V
Serial ATA
  • Intel® ICH10R SATA2 (3 Gbps) controller built-in
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Network Controllers
  • 2 Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
  • Supports 10 BASE-T, 100 BASE-TX, and 1000 BASE-T with RJ45 output
Audio
  • Realtek ALC883 7.1HD Audio
Video
  • None
Super I/O
  • Winbond 83627DHG chip
Clock Generator
  • CK505
System Memory
Memory Capacity
  • Six DIMM sockets
  • Three Channel memory bus
  • Supports up to 24GB of 1333/1066/800MHz DDR3 ECC / Non-ECC Unbuffered memory
Memory Type
  • 1333/1066/800MHz Un-buffered ECC / Non-Ecc DDR3 SDRAM 72-bit, 240-pin gold-plated DIMMs
DIMM Sizes
  • 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4GB
Memory Voltage
  • 1.5V
Processor/Cache
CPU
  • Single LGA1366 Socket
  • Supports an Intel® Core™ i7 / i7 Extreme QX9000 processor
  • Supports an future Intel®
    Nehalem     processor families
System Bus
  • QPI (up to 6.4 GT/s)
Physical Stats
Form Factor
  • ATX
Dimensions
  • 12.0" x 10", (30.5cm x 25.4cm)
Expansion Slots
PCI-Express
  • 2 (x16) PCI-e 2.0 slots
  • 1 (x4) PCI-e slot (using x8 slot)
PCI-X
  • 2 x 64-bit 133/100MHz PCI-X (3.3V)
PCI
  • 1 x 32-bit 33MHz PCI
System BIOS
BIOS Type
  • 4Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS®
BIOS Features
  • DMI 2.3
  • PCI 2.2
  • ACPI 1.0 / 2.0
  • USB Keyboard support
  • SMBIOS 2.3
Management
Software
  • Super Doctor III
  • Watch Dog
  • NMI
Power Configurations
  • ACPI Power Management
  • Main Switch Override Mechanism
  • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) header
  • Keyboard Wakeup from Soft-Off
  • Power-on mode control for AC power recovery
  • Internal / External modem remote ring-on
PC Health Monitoring
CPU
  • Monitors for CPU Cores, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, ±12V, +3.3V/+5V Standby, VBAT, HT, Memory, Chipset
  • 6-Phase-switching voltage regulator with auto-sense from 0.8375V-1.6000V
FAN
  • Total of six 4-pin fan headers
  • 6x fans with tachometer monitoring
  • Status monitor for speed control
  • Status monitor for on / off control
  • Support 3-pin fans (without speed control)
  • Low noise fan speed control
  • Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan conn.
Temperature
  • Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment
  • CPU thermal trip support
  • Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) Support
  • PECI
LED
  • CPU / System Overheat LED
  • +5V standby alert LED
Other Features
  • Chassis intrusion Detection
  • Chassis intrusion Header
Regulatory
FCC
  • Class B
  • RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free

  • Lead Free
Key Features
1. Intel® Core™ i7 / i7 Extreme Edition and
    future Intel® Nehalem processor famies
    (QPI up to 6.4 GT/s)
2. Intel® X58 Express Chipset
3. Up to 24GB DDR3 1333, 1066 & 800
    ECC / non-ECC Unbuffered DIMM
4. Dual Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports
5. Built-in SATA2 Controller
    6x SATA (3Gbps) - RAID Support 0,1,5,10
6. 2 (x16) PCI-Express 2.0,
    1 (x4) PCI-Express (using x8 slot),
    1- 32-bit PCI slot,
    2- 64-bit PCI-X 133/100MHz slots.
7. Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio

8. 12USB 2.0 ports
9. 2- IEEE 1394a Headers



 

X8SAX System Board
Environmental
Environmental Spec.
  • Operating Temperature: 10° to 35°C
  • Non-operating Temperature: -40° to 70°C
  • Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
  • Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% (non-condensing)