Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 User Manual

Hardware Installation - 10 -
1-2 Product Specications
CPU AM3+ Socket: 
- AMD AM3+ FX processors
- AMD AM3 Phenom
™
II processors/ AMD Athlon
™
II processors
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
Hyper Transport
Bus
5200 MT/s 
Chipset
North Bridge: AMD 990X 
South Bridge: AMD SB950 
Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory 
* Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical
memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
Dual channel memory architecture 
Support for DDR3 2000 (O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules 
* To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU
rst.
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory
modules.)
Audio Realtek ALC889 codec 
High Denition Audio 
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel 
Support for Dolby 
®
Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF Out 
LAN 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 
Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) 
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed,
be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) 
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot
is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 
2 x PCI Express x1 slots 
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI slots 
Multi-Graphics
Technology
Support for AMD CrossFireX 
™
technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode when AMD CrossFireX
™
is enabled.
Storage Interface South Bridge: 
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
USB South Bridge: 
- Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available
through the internal USB headers)
2 x Etron EJ168 chips: 
- Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB headers)

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.5 V
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 970
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB950
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP, Vista, 7
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AWARD
ACPI version	1.0b
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm