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X8ST3-F/X8STE User’s Manual
Motherboard Features
CPU
Single Intel® Core™ i7 and future Nehalem processors in the LGA1366 •
socket
Memory
Six 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with support for unbuffered ECC or •
non ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz memory.
Note: Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC DIMM modules are supported
by the motherboard. Using ECC or Non-ECC memory on your motherboard
depends on the CPU installed.
Supports 3-channel memory bus•
DIMM sizes of 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB are supported•
Chipset
Intel® X58 Express Chipset (IOH) •
Intel ICH10R (South Bridge) •
Expansion Slots
One (1) PCI-Express x8 Gen2 on x16 slot (Slot 6)•
Two (2) PCI-Express x8 Gen2 slots (Slot 3/Slot 5)•
One PCI-Express x4 on x8 slot (Slot 4)•
Two (2) 32-bit PCI 33MHz slots (Slot 1/Slot 2)•
Graphics
Support for multiple PCI-Express Graphics cards (Gen 2 or Gen 1)•
Matrox G200 with 16 MB DDR2 Memory •
Network Connections
Intel Dual-channel 82574L Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet Controller with •
two Gigabit LAN ports (LAN 1 and LAN 2)
Realtek RTL8201N PHY (Dedicated LAN for X8ST3-F)•
Three (3) RJ-45 backplane connectors with Link and Activity LEDs built-in•
I/O Devices
SATA Connections
Six (6) SATA ports supported by the Intel ICH10R SATA Controller•
Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 under the Windows OS environment •
Supports RAID 0, 1 , 10 under the Linux OS environment•
