MSI X58M Intel X58 ChipSet Socket LGA1366 Core i7 Motherboard. The MSI X58M Motherboard features integrated onboard Realtek ALC 889 HD audio codec, RTL8111C Gigabit LAN, X58 IOH, ICH10R with six 3Gb/s SATA ports, IDE support, and an eSATA port.


SPECIFICATIONS:

CPU
• Supports Intel® i7 based processors in LGA1366 package.

Chipset
• Intel® X58 Chipset
- Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s
• Intel® ICH10 / ICH10R Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec.
- 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10. (ICH10R)
- Integrated AHCI controller.

Memory
• Supports six unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333* (OC) SDRAM, 24GB Max
- Supports 1GB/ 2GB/ 4GB DRAM size
- Supports x8 / x16 data lines per DIMM
- Supports up to 3 channel mode

Expension Slots
• 2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
- supports ATI® Crossfire™
• 1 PCI Express gen1 x4 slot
• 1 PCI slot, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface

On-Board IDE/SATA
• One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in JMicron® 363.
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.
• SATAII controller integrated in ICH10/ICH10R/JMicron® 363 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10R (SATA1~6)
- Supports one SATAII port by JMicron 363 (SATA7)
- Supports one eSATA port by JMicron 363.
- Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by ICH10R.

Audio
• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC888S / ALC889
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spce

LAN
• Supports one PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111C

IEEE1394 / FireWire
• VIA® VT6315N chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors
- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 3 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 7 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)
- 1 x OC Switch
- 1 x Power Button
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x SPDIF-out connector
- 1 x TPM module connector (optional)

Back Panel I/O Ports 
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x eSATA port
- 1 x IEEE1394 port
(optional)
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack            

BIOS
• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension
• 24.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) mATX Form Factor