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Introducing the Motherboard
Feature
Processor
HyperTransport TM Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it
enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than
currently available interconnect technologies.
• Accommodates AMD Phenom
TM
processor (socket AM2+)
AMD Athlon TM 64 X2/Athlon TM 64/Sempron™ processors
• Supports HyperTransport
TM
(HT) 3.0 interface speeds
This motherboard uses a socket AM2+/AM2 that carries the following features:
Chipset
This board supports CPU up to 140W TDP only.
SB750
(SB)
• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification at 33 MHz
• Supports six Serial ATA devices which speeds up to 3.0
Gb/s
• Complies with SATA 2.5 specification
• Supports both SATA 1.5 and SATA3.0 compliance de-
vices
• Supports AHCI hardware assist to support advanced
features such as NCQ ( Native Command Queuing), Hot
Plug, and Device or Host initiated power Management
(DIIPM/HIPM)
• Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to
twelve USB 2.0 ports
• Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/
33 modes
AMD 780D
(NB)
• One x4 A-Link Express II interface (PCI Express 1.1
compliant) for connection to an AMD Southbridge
• Supports two PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface,
fully compliant to the PCI Express Generation 2.0 (ver-
sion 2.0)
• Proven Radeon TM graphics powering DirectX ® 10
• Enhanced Digital Display integration
• Fully ACPI 2.0, OnNow, and IAPC (Instantly Available
PC) power management
• Single chip solution in 55nm, 1.1 V CMOS technology
• Integrated ATI Hybrid Graphics, ATI Avivo TM HD 1 , ATI
HD
1TM
, Low Power Design, AMD Cool'n'Quiet
TM
2.0, ATI
SurroundView
TM
, AMD OverDrive and AMD RAIDXpert
TM
The AMD 780D Northbridge (NB) and SB750 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are
based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and
performance.