Processor
 • Dual LGA771 sockets
 • Supports up to two Intel® Xeon® processors 5000/
     5100 series ("Dempsey/Woodcrest"); dual-Core
 • 1333/1066/667 MHz FSB; VRD 11.0

Chipset
 • Intel® 5000X chipset
 • Intel® 6321ESB I/O Controller Hub
 • Winbond 82627EHG Super I/O chip

Memory
 • (8) 240-pin DDR2 FBDIMM sockets
 • Four memory channels; supports ECC DIMMs
 • Maximum of 32/16GB of DDR2-533/667

Expansion Slots
 • (2) PCI-E x16 slots (one x4 sig. from EBS2;
     one x16 signals for graphics cards)
 • (1) PCI-E x8 slot (x4 sig. from EBS2)
 • (2) PCI-X 133/100MHz slots from EBS2
 • (1) PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

Integrated I/O
 • One 9-pin 16550 UART serial port
 • Six USB 2.0 ports (4 rear; 4 for 2 pin headers)
 • PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors
 • Six standard SATA connectors
 • Two RJ-45 10/100/1000 LAN ports
 • One IDE and one floppy ports
 • Eight SAS ports

System Management
 • ADI ADT7470 Hardware Monitor
 • CPU thermal & voltage monitor support
 • Five (5) fan headers (4-pin configuration)

Integrated Audio Controller
 • HDA link; SPDIF in/out port in rear
 • RealTek ALC888 controller (High-Def. Audio)
 • Stacked Mic-in/Line-in/Line-out rear ports
 • Front panel audio header
 • CD-in, Aux-in headers (4-pin configuration)

Integrated SATA Controller
 • (6) SATA-II ports running at 3.0Gb/s
 • RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 supported
     (RAID 10 only supported under windows)

Integrated SAS Controller
 • LSI 1068E SAS controller
 • (8) SAS ports; RAID 0, 1, and 1E supported
 • Supports Integrated Mirroring, Integrated
     Enhanced Mirroring, and Integrated Stripping

Integrated FireWire (1394a) Controller
 • TI TSB43AB22 1394a controller
 • 1394a channel for rear (connector)
 • 1394a channel for front (header)

Integrated LAN Controllers
 • Intel® Gigabit from ESB2 (w/ dual pors "Gilgal")
      - ASF 2.0; two RJ-45 ports with LED

Trusted Platform Management (TPM)
 • Infineon SLB9635TT 1.2 (w/ 5000X-G chipset)

BIOS
 • Phoenix BIOS® on 8Mbit Flash ROM
 • Support ACPI 2.0
 • PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot
 • PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power Management
 • User-configurable H/W monitoring
 • Auto-configuration of hard disk types
 • Multiple boot options
 • 48-bit LBA support

Form Factor
 • SSI / Extened ATX footprint (12" x 13")

Power
 • EPS12V / SSI (24 + 8 + 4 pin) power connectors

Regulatory
 • FCC Class B (Declaration of Conformity)
 • European Community CE (DoC)