ECS H55H-M User Manual

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Installing the Motherboard
Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive
This section describes how to install storage devices such as a hard disk drive and a
CD-ROM drive.
SATA cable (optional)
SATA power cable (optional)
About SATA Connectors
Your motherboard features six SATA connectors supporting a total of six drives.
SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard inter-
face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These connectors
are well designed and will only fit in one orientation. Locate the SATA connectors on
the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.
Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives
To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable that supports the
Serial ATA protocol. This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable. You can
connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the
motherboard.
SPI_DEBUG: SPI Debug Header
This 16 MB DEBUG contains the programmable BIOS program.
1 CHIP SELECT Select chip
2 VCC VCC
3 DATA OUTPUT data output
4 HOLD hold
5 WRITE PROTECT BIOS write protect
6 CLOCK clock
7 CND CND
8 DATA INPUT data input
Pin Signal Name
Function

ECS H55H-M Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
S/PDIF out connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	6
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	VIA VT1705
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
LAN controller	Atheros AR8131M
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
ACPI version	3.0
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	200 mm
Width	244 mm