ECS A770M-A, Manual

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Introducing the Motherboard
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the A770M-A motherboard. This motherboard is a high
performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket
for AMD
Phenom
TM
processor (socket AM2+)/AMD Athlon
TM
64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon
TM
64/Sempron
TM
processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets.
The motherboard incorporates the AMD 770 Northbridge (NB) and SB600 Southbridge
(SB) chipsets. The AMD 770 Northbridge supports the HyperTransport
TM 3.0 inter-
face . It supports four DDR2 slots with maximum memory size of 32 GB. One PCI
Express x16 slot, intended for Graphics Interface, is fully compliant to the PCI
Express Base Specification revision 2.0.
The SB600 Southbridge supports three PCI slots which are PCI v2.3 compliant. It
integrates USB 2.0 interface, supporting up to 10 USB ports (6 USB ports and 2 USB
2.0 headers). One onboard IDE connector supports two IDE devices in Ultra ATA
133/100/66/33 modes. The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host controller,
supporting four SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up to 3.0 Gb/s each.
There is an advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and
keyboard connectors, COM, an ESATA port, six USB ports, one optional LAN port
and audio jacks for microphone, line-in, and 8-channel line-out.