Asus Maximus II Formula P45/FSB 1600MHz/4xDual DDR2-1200/2xPCI-E 2.0 x16/3xPCI-E x1/2xPCI 2.2/1xATA/6xSATA2 RAID 0, 1, 5 10/e-SATA/12xUSB/2x1394/Coaxial SPDIF/8-ch Sound/Gb-e LAN/TPM slot/ATX { Maximu

CPU

Intel Socket 775 Processors for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® dual-core/Celeron® dual-core /Celeron® Processors
Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU
Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

Chipset

Intel P45 / ICH10R with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology

Front Side Bus

1600/1333/1066/800 MHz

Memory

4 x240-pin DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
*Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lidts).
**When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.

Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single max @16,dual @ x8 speed)
3 x PCIe x1 ( the PCIEx1_1 (black) is compatible with audio slot)
2 x PCI 2.2

CrossFire

Support ATI CrossFireX™ technology, up to Quad CrossFireX

Storage

Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports Support RAID 0,1,5,10 Marvell® 88SE6121 controller
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 for up to 2 PATA devices
1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
Silicon Image Sil5723
2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
Supports RAID 0, 1

LAN

Dual Gigabit LAN, both featuring AI NET2
Support Teaming Technology

Audio

SupremeFX X-Fi Audio Card
- ADI® AD2000B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Creative X-Fi capability
- X-Fi interface
Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports

IEEE 1394

2 x 1394a ports (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)

USB

12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

Overclocking Features

Pin Fin Thermal Module
Extreme Engine
- 16-phase power design for CPU
- 3-phase power design for north bridge
- 2-phase power design for memory
BIOS Flashback
iROG
Extreme Tweaker
- CPU Level Up
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- O.C Profile
Speeding HDD
Voltiminder LED
COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Loadline Calibration

Special Features

LCD Poster
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Cls CMOS (at rear)
ASUS EPU-6 Engine
ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Shield
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS MyLogo3

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple)
1 x eSATA port
2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x IEEE1394a port
1 x Clr CMOS switch

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector for two devices
6 x SATA connectors (Blue)
2 x Speeding HDD connectors (Black)
8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional
3 x thermal sensor connectors
1 x IEEE1394a connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS
1 x LCD Poster connector
1 x ROG connector
1 x Power-on switch
1 x Reset switch
System panel connector

BIOS

16 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.4
ACPI 2.0a
Multi-language BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME,WOR by PME,Chasis Intrusion,PXE

Accessories

SupremeFX X-Fi Audio Card
LCD Poster
ASUS Optional Fan
3 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
Floppy disk drive cable
SATA cables
SATA power cables
2-port USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module
Q-Shield
Cable Ties
User's manual

Support Disc

Support DVD:
- Drivers and applications
- ASUS PC Probe II
- ASUS Update
- ASUS AI Suite
- Futuremark ® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition
- Kaspersky® Anti-Virus

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm )