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ECS A55F-M3 User Manual

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13
Installing the Motherboard
Expansion Slots
Installing Add-on Cards
The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect
them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the
motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can in-
crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are
not part of the basic system.
PCIEX16 Slot
PCI Slot
This motherboard is equipped with one standard PCI slot.
PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a
bus standard for expansion cards, which for the most part, is
a supplement of the older ISA bus standard. The PCI slot on
this board is PCI v2.3 compliant.
The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Ex-
press Gen2 (version 2.0).
PCIE1 Slot
Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation
for the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you
may have to manually configure the card before installa-
tion.
The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI
Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI
Express Gen2 (version 2.0).

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ECS A55F-M3 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Memory channelsDual-channel
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socketSocket FM1
Processor manufacturerAMD
Compatible processor seriesAMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core, AMD Sempron
USB 2.0 connectors2
Power fan connectorYes
Number of COM connectors1
Number of SATA II connectors4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors0
Headphone outputs3
USB 2.0 ports quantityUSB 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.
Audio chipVIA VT1705
Component forPC
Power source typeATX
Motherboard chipsetAMD A55
Audio output channels5.1 channels
Motherboard form factormicro ATX
Compatible operating systemsWindows XP, Vista
RAID levels0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II
On-board graphics cardNo
Parallel processing technology supportNot supported
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresGigabti Ethernet
Ethernet interface typeFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS typeAMI
BIOS memory size16 Mbit
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth180 mm
Width230 mm

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