Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H rev.1.0 Intel Chipset Q77 Express Socket LGA1155 DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard. Gigabyte 7 series motherboards take advantage of the latest connectivity and expansion bus technologies available on the Intel platform. The 3rd generation Intel Core processor platform debuts the new PCI Express gen. 3.0 expansion bus, allowing users to take advantage of the next generation, high-bandwidth discrete graphics card solutions.
* PCIE Gen.3 is dependent on CPU and expansion card compatibility.

Features:

• Support Intel vPro technology
• Support Intel SBA
• Supports 3rd Gen. and 2nd Gen. Intel Core CPUs (LGA1155 socket)
• PCI Express Gen 3.0 support
• Industry's Leading All Japanese Solid Capacitor Design
• GIGABYTE 333 Onboard Acceleration (USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 & 3x USB Power)
• 2-way CrossFireX multi-GPU support
• Display port/ HDMI/ DVI interface for smoother HD video playback
• Enhanced Intel HD Graphics 4000/2500 integrated with the processor
• GIGABYTE On/Off Charge for USB devices










Specifications:

CPU
Support for Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/ Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel  Celeron processors in the LGA1155 package
L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset
Intel Q77 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor:
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600
Audio
Realtek ALC887 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1 x Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
TPM
Infineon TPM controller on board
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
* The PCI Express x16 slots support up to PCI Express 3.0 standard when an Intel 22nm (Ivy Bridge) CPU is installed.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
(The PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
1 x PCI slot
Storage Interface
Chipset:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3/4/5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for AMD CrossFireX technology
The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x4 mode when AMD CrossFireX is enabled.
USB
Chipset:
Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
* In Windows XP, the Intel USB 3.0 ports can support up to USB 2.0 transfer speed.
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x system fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
2 x serial port headers
1 x parallel port
1 x debug card header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x HDMI port
1 x DisplayPort
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
iTE I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control
* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
BIOS
1 x 64 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
Support for Auto Green
Support for ON/OFF Charge
Support for Q-Share
Support for EZ Setup
Support for Smart TPM
* This feature is optional due to different regional policy.
Operating System
Support for Microsoft Windows 8/7/XP
Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm






CPU Support