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Specification 

 

Spec Description 

Design 

 

ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 29.5cm*22.5cm 

Chipset 

 

  AMD 480X Chipset and AMD SB600 Chipset

 

CPU Socket AM2 
 

 

Support 64bit AMD AM2 940-Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip 

Pin Grid Array package compatible processor 

 

Support for HTT 1GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor and 

Athlon 64, and HTT 800MHz Sempron Processors 

Memory Socket 
 

 

240-pin DDR2 Module socket x 4 

(CrossFire Supported Edition)

 

 

240-pin DDR2 Module socket x 2 

(With no CrossFire Edition)

 

 

Support 4 / 2 pcs DDR2 533 / DDR2 667 / DDR2 800 Modules 

Expandable to

 

8.0 / 4.0GB 

Expansion Slot   
(CrossFire Supported 
Edition) 

 

PCI-Express x16 slot 2pcs; one delivers up to 8 GB/s of 

concurrent bandwidth with the “Switch Card” being installed, 
and it offers 8-LANE + 8-LANE bandwidth for CrossFire 
Activating. 

 

PCI-Express x1 slot 1pcs delivers up to 512MB/s 

 

 

32-bit PCI slot x 2 pcs

 

Expansion Slot   
(With no CrossFire 
Edition)  

 

PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs delivers up to 8 GB/s of concurrent 

bandwidth. 

 

PCI-Express x1 slot 1pcs delivers up to 512MB/s   

 

32-bit PCI slot x 3 pcs

 

Integrate IDE and 
Serial ATA2 RAID 

 

One IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO / DMA 

and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data 
transfer rate up to 133 MB/s. 

 

Four Serial ATA2 ports provide 300 MB/sec data transfer rate with 

RAID 0, 1, 10 functions.

 

Optional LAN 

 

 

Integrated Realtek RTL8111 PCI-E 10 / 100 / 1000 LAN / 

RT8101E PCI-E10/100 LAN chip. 

 

Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10Mb / 

100Mb 1000 Mb/s or 10Mb / 100Mb/s data transfer rate 

6CH-Audio 

(Option)

 

 

Realtek 6-channel ALC655 AC’97 Audio Codec onboard 

 

Audio driver and utility included 

HD 8-CH   
Audio 

(Option)

 

 

Realtek ALC880 Azalia HD 8-channel Audio Codec integrated

 

Support 8-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio 

 

Audio driver and utility included 

BIOS 

 

Award 4MB Flash ROM 

Multi I/O 

 

PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors 

 

Floppy disk drive connector x1 

 

1* Parallel port of 25-pin Block / 1 * Serial port of 9-pin Block

 

1 * SPDIF of 9-pin Block 

 

IR connecter with 5-pin block x1 

 

USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 6 (connecting optional cable) 

 

Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/ 8CH Audio) 

Summary of Contents for M2A480

Page 1: ...ore AMD Processor No G03 M2A480 F Rev 3 0 Release date April 2007 Trademark Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to cha...

Page 2: ...NSION CARDS OF CROSSFIRE MOTHERBOARDS 8 2 4 EXPANSION CARDS OF MOTHERBOARDS WITHOUT CROSSFIRE 8 2 5 BRIDGES FOR CROSSFIRE TECH SUPPORTED VGA CARDS 9 CHAPTER 3 CONNCTORS HEADERS JUMPERS SETTING 3 1 CON...

Page 3: ...r which supports 10 100 1000Mbps data transfer rate And the embedded HD Azalia 8 channel Audio CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards offer you with the home cinema quality and sat...

Page 4: ...ned nights no more the embedded Hardware Debug Port offers you the real time visual system healthy for the demanding usage of computing No more bugging by unknown system failure and no more time waste...

Page 5: ...ent bandwidth PCI Express x1 slot 1pcs delivers up to 512MB s 32 bit PCI slot x 3 pcs Integrate IDE and Serial ATA2 RAID One IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering ATA PIO DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33...

Page 6: ...r Front Panel Connector ATA 133 IDE Conn IDE1 Clear CMOS JBAT CPU Socket AM2 ATX Power Conn Serial ATAII Connector SATA II 1 2 3 4 USB Power On Jumper JP3 PCI Slot PS2 KB Mouse Port CPU FAN Audio Conn...

Page 7: ...I 1 2 3 4 USB Power On Jumper JP3 PCI Slot PS2 KB Mouse Port CPU FAN Audio Connector USB Port RJ45 Over USB Connector PCI Express x16 Parallel Connector Audio DDR2 Socket x 2 SFAN1 ATX 12V Power Conne...

Page 8: ...socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below The notched corner should point...

Page 9: ...r DIMM Modules Plug in DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 For Dual channel Limited 1 Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMM1 DIMM2 or DIMM3 DIMM4 or four DIMM Modules pl...

Page 10: ...I Express Slot that is Fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a and supports PCI Express VGA card and other PCI Express device 2 4 Expansion Cards of Motherboards Without Cr...

Page 11: ...ssFire Tech Supported VGA Cards before you activating the advance multi GPUs functions 1 Install your CroFire Tech Supported VGA Cards in the PCI E x16 slots 2 Prepare with the CF Bridges with your cr...

Page 12: ...A on 12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate 2 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin block ATX12V1 This is...

Page 13: ...LACKNESS Audio output to speaker Center Subwoofer speaker out Surround GRAY Audio output to speaker Side speaker out 7 Floppy drive Connector 34 pin block FDD1 This connector supports the provided flo...

Page 14: ...DG PB motherboard IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk 3 2 Headers 1 Line Out MIC Header for Front Panel 9 pin AUDIO1 This header connect to Front Panel Line out...

Page 15: ...the system s power supply See the figure below 7 Power switch PWR BTN This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted power switch to power ON OFF the system 8 FAN Power Headers CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 SYS...

Page 16: ...for more detail information 12 Serial COM Port COM1 COM1 is the 9 pin block pin header The On board serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP Please refer to Chapter 3 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETU...

Page 17: ...ower light don t illuminate fan inside power supply doesn t turn on 1 Make sure power cable is security plugged in 2 Replace cable 3 Contact technical support System inoperative Keyboard lights are on...

Page 18: ...ot up menu and here comes the message Warning Now System is BACKUP BIOS Please reflash primary BIOS after system reboots And then please follow the OSD to press F1 button to continue to log on your op...

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