ECS A780GM-A User Manual

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Installing the Motherboard
Connecting I/O Devices
The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.
PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
The above port definition can be changed to audio input or
audio output by changing the driver utility setting.
Audio Ports
Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices. The D port is
for stereo line-in signal, while the F port is for microphone
in signal. This motherboard supports 8-channel audio de-
vices that correspond to the A,B, C, and E port respec-
tively. In addition, all of the 3 ports, B, C, and E provide
users with both right & left channels individually. Users
please refer to the following note for specific port function
definition.
LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
computer to the network.
HDMI Port
Connect the HDMI port to the HDMI devices.
A: Center & Woofer D: Line-in
B: Back Surround E: Front Out
C: Side Surround F: Mic_in Rear
eSATA Port
Use this port to connect to an external SATA box or a
Serial ATA port multiplier.

ECS A780GM-A Specifications

General

Internal memory	32 GB
Number of memory slots	4
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Sempron
USB 2.0 connectors	3
S/PDIF out connector	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA connectors	5
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Motherboard chipset	AMD 780G
Motherboard form factor	ATX
BIOS type	AMI
PCI Express x1 slots	2
Maximum graphics card memory	1920 MB
Controller interface type	AMD SB700
RAID levels	0, 1