ECS A790GXM-A User Manual

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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.

ECS A790GXM-A Specifications

General

Brand	ECS
Model	A790GXM-A
Category	Motherboard
Language	English