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ECS A55F2-M3 User Manual

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A55F2-M3 USER MANUAL
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the A55F2-M3 motherboard. This motherboard is a high per-
formance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket FM2 for AMD A
series processor for high-end business or personal desktop markets.
The motherboard is based on AMD A55 (Hudson D2) express chipset for best desktop
platform. A55 is a single-chip, highly integrated, high performance Hyper-Transport
peripheral controller, unmatched by any other single chip-device controller
. The
memory controller supports DDR3 memory
DIMM frequencies of 1866*/1600/1333.
It supports two DDR3 slots with maximum memory size of 32 GB. One PCI Express x16
slot, intended for Graphics Interface, is fully compliant to the PCI Express Gen2 (ver-
sion 2.0). In addition, one PCI Express x1 slot and one PCI slot are supported.
It implements USB 2.0 interface, supporting up to eight USB 2.0 ports (four USB 2.0
ports and two USB 2.0 headers support additional four USB 2.0 ports).
This
motherboard integrates a Serial ATA host controller, supporting four SATA ports with
maximum transfer rate up to 3Gb/s each.
There is an full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and keyboard
connectors, one D-sub (VGA) port, one HDMI port, four USB 2.0 ports, one LAN port,
three audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6-ch line-out.
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
Package Contents
A55F2-M3 Motherboard
Quick Installation Guide
User Manual
DVD
I/O Shield
2 SATA 3Gb/s Cables
The package contents above are for reference only, please take the actual
package items as standard.
*Due to the limitation of chipset spec, it supports up to 1866 MHz for
motherboard with a single DIMM per channel.

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ECS A55F2-M3 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Memory channelsDual-channel
Memory slots typeDIMM
Number of memory slots2
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds1333, 1600, 1666 MHz
Supported memory module capacities16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Processor socketSocket FM2
Processor manufacturerAMD
Compatible processor seriesAMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors1
Power fan connectorYes
Number of SATA II connectors4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors0
HDMI ports quantity-
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.
CertificationCE/FCC, WHQL, WHCK, ErP/EuP
Component forPC
Power source typeATX
Motherboard chipsetAMD A55
Audio output channels5.1 channels
Motherboard form factormicro ATX
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
RAID levels0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II
PCI Express slots version2.0
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet
BIOS typeAMI
BIOS memory size32 Mbit
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth180 mm
Width230 mm

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