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GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

32specifications compared
15differ
17identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:12
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-E7AUM-DS2H, GA-G31M-S2C
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-E7AUM-DS2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-S2C View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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