Socket
This motherboard features a Socket 775 design. The Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) style socket makes it easy to install and upgrade your processor.

Chipset
The 975XBX2KR motherboard is based on the Intel 975X Northbridge chipset. It supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D and Pentium 4 LGA775 Processors, with Hyper-Threading Technology and 800/1066MHz Front Side Bus support.

Memory Expansion
The 975XBX2KR provides 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 4GB. You can install DDR 533/667/800MHz Memory.

IEEE 1394a interface
IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals & other PC portable devices.

PCI Express Support
The 975XBX2KR fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high-speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications.

Serial ATA Support
The 975XBX2KR supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. Doubles bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk performance, up to 3.0Gb/s, with RAID Intel® Matrix Storage Technology.

IDE
The 975XBX2KR includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 133.

Audio
The 975XBX2KR comes with a Sigmatel STAC9274D audio codec which supports high quality 8-channel audio.

LAN Support
The 975XBX2KR includes built in Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem.