Onboard Devices
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| Northbridge | Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI SPP |
| Southbridge | Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI MCP |
| Voltage Regulator | Eight Phases (Digital) |
| BIOS | (redacted) (06/16/2008) |
| 333.3 MHz (FSB1333) | 333.3 MHz (+0.0%) |
| Clock Generator | Nvidia |
| Connectors and Interfaces | Row 6 - Cell 1 |
| Onboard | 3x PCIe x16 (Transfer Modes: 2x 2.0, 1x 1.0) |
| Row 8 - Cell 0 | 2x PCIe x1 |
| Row 9 - Cell 0 | 2x PCI 2.2 |
| Row 10 - Cell 0 | 2x USB 2.0 (2 ports per connector) |
| Row 11 - Cell 0 | 1x IEEE-1394 FireWire |
| Row 12 - Cell 0 | 1x Serial Port header |
| Row 13 - Cell 0 | 1x Floppy |
| Row 14 - Cell 0 | 1x Ultra ATA (2 drives) |
| Row 15 - Cell 0 | 6x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s |
| Row 16 - Cell 0 | 1x Front Panel Audio |
| Row 17 - Cell 0 | 1x CD-Audio In |
| Row 18 - Cell 0 | 1x Fan 4 pins (CPU) |
| Row 19 - Cell 0 | 3x Fan 3 pins (Chassis/Power) |
| Row 20 - Cell 0 | 1x Internal Power Button |
| Row 21 - Cell 0 | 1x Internal Reset Button |
| Row 22 - Cell 0 | 1x Internal CLR_CMOS Button |
| IO panel | 2x PS2 (keyboard + mouse ) |
| Row 24 - Cell 0 | 2x RJ-45 Network |
| Row 25 - Cell 0 | 6x USB 2.0 |
| Row 26 - Cell 0 | 2x External SATA |
| Row 27 - Cell 0 | 1x IEEE-1394 FireWire |
| Mass Storage Controllers | Row 28 - Cell 1 |
| nForce 790i MCP | 6x SATA 3.0 Gb/s (RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD) |
| JMicron JMB362 PCIe | 2x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s (RAID 0, 1 JBOD) |
| Network | Row 31 - Cell 1 |
| 2x Broadcom (model redacted) PCIe | 2x Gigabit LAN Connection |
| Audio | Row 33 - Cell 1 |
| Realtek ALC885 HD Audio Codec | 7.1 + 2 channel Multi-Streaming Output |
| FireWire | Row 35 - Cell 1 |
| Texas Instruments TSB43AB22A PCI | 2x IEEE-1394a (400 Mbit/s) |
Today’s mystery motherboard has only a few more onboard features than a typical high-end product. Unlike Asus, though, the mystery brand’s designer doesn’t waste the Ultra ATA capability of a combination controller, instead choosing the tiny SATA-only JMicron JMB362 for its eSATA ports.
Rear panel ports include several classics plus eSATA. Two PS/2 ports support a keyboard and mouse, two digital audio outputs support optical and coaxial cables, and six analog audio jacks enable 7.1 audio out plus microphone and line input simultaneously. Six USB 2.0 and one IEEE-1394 FireWire port support modern peripherals, the eSATA ports support 3.0 gigabit transfers, and both network ports are tied to Gigabit Ethernet controllers.
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