ECS A55F-M3 User Manual

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Installing the Motherboard
Connecting Case Components
After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the
motherboard components. Refer to the following:
1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN.
2 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER.
3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL.
4 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN.
5 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V.
6 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK.
The ATX 24-pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2.x power supply.
With ATX v2.x power supply, users please
note that when installing 24-pin power
cable, the latches of power cable and the
ATX match perfectly.
Connecting 24-pin power cable
24-pin power cable

ECS A55F-M3 Specifications

General

Memory channels	Dual-channel
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM1
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core, AMD Sempron
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
Headphone outputs	3
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.
Audio chip	VIA VT1705
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP, Vista
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabti Ethernet
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	180 mm
Width	230 mm