Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
ATX |
| Audio system |
HD Audio CODEC |
Back panel I/O ports
| S/PDIF in port |
Y |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
2 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| eSATA ports quantity |
1 |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors |
3 |
| Number of SATA connectors |
9 |
| Number of Parallel ATA connectors |
1 |
| Floppy disk drive connector |
Y |
| CD/AUX audio in |
Y |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
Memory
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
8 GB |
Expansion slots
| Expansion slots |
1 x PCI-E X16 \n2 x PCI-E X1 \n2 x PCI |
Networking
| Networking features |
10/100/ 1000M |
Additionally
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
2 |
AB9 Pro Intel 965 / 4 x Dual DDR2 800/8GB / 1066 FSB / 9 x SATA 3Gb/s / 0/1/5/0+1 / 8 Ch
9 ports of SATA 3Gb/s provide for largest storage flexibility and an amazing storage capacity never seen before on a mainstream high-end motherboard.
eSATA is a new standard for external storage devices. With an external data transfer rate of up to 3 Gb/s no other external data transfer solution can compete with speed and ease of use.
Optical S/P DIF offers best and lossless connection from and to your audio devices. It is the ideal solution to power high-end digital sound systems, from 2.1 all the way to a 7.1 surround sound home theater systems.
Now you can use not only the Internet but also host your own game server, web server or even set up an additional LAN or home network; all on one PC without the need for extra add-in cards.