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Chapter 1
Introduction of AMD A85X Chipset Motherboards
1-1 Motherboard
Specification
Spec
Description
Design
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ATX form factor; PCB size: 30.5 X 22.5 cm
Chipset
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AMD A85X Chipset
CPU Socket
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AMD FM2 Socket
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Support AMD A- series & Athlon
TM
series APU
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Memory Slots
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DDRIII module Slots x 4
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Support 4pcs DDRIII 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 MHz
memory modules expandable to 32GB
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Support Dual-channel function
Expansion Slots
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1 * PCI-Express 2.0 x16 by 16 lane slot
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1 * PCI-Express 2.0 x16 by 8 lane slot
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1 * PCI-Express 2.0 x16 by 4 lane slot
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2 * PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slot
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1 *32-bit PCI slot
Storage Interface
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Supports 8 SATAIII devices providing 6.0 Gb/sec data
transfer rate
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Support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD
Gigabit LAN Chip
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Integrated Gigabit LAN chip
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Supports Fast Ethernet LAN function provide10/100/1000
Mbps data transfer rate
8-CH HD Audio
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8-channel HD Audio Codec integrated
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Audio driver and utility included
BIOS
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32MB Flash ROM
Multi I/O
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PS/2 keyboard & mouse combo port x1
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VGA port x1 & DVI-D port x1
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HDMI port x1 & Display port x1
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RJ-45 LAN connector x1
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Rear panel USB 2.0 port x6
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Rear panel USB 3.0 port x2
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Audio connector x1(8-CH)
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Front panel audio header x1
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HDMI-SPDIF header x1
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Serial port header x1
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USB 2.0 headers x 2(support 4* USB 2.0 expansion ports)
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USB 3.0 headers x 1(support 2* USB 3.0 expansion ports)
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Front panel header x1
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Power LED header x1
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Speaker header x 1