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Chapter 1

A55F2-M3 USER MANUAL

CPU

Specifications

• AMD A55 Chipset

Chipset

• Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture

• 2 x 240-pin DDR3 UDIMM sockets support up to 32 GB

• Supports DDR3

1866*/1600/1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM

Memory

• 1 x PCI Express x16 Gen2 slot

• 1 x PCI Express x1 Gen2 slot

• 1 x PCI slot

• Supported by AMD A55 (Hudson D2)

- 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s devices

Expansion

Slots

Storage

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

• 1 x D-Sub port (VGA)

• 1 x HDMI port

• 4 x USB 2.0 ports

• 1 x RJ45 LAN connector

• 1 x Audio port (Line in, Line out, Mic_in Rear)

Rear Panel I/O

• Socket FM2 for AMD A series processors

• Supports CPU up to 100W TDP

Note: Please go to ECS website for the latest CPU support list.

Note:

*Due to the limitation of chipset spec, it supports up to

1866 MHz for motherboard with a single DIMM per channel.

Please go to ECS website for the latest Memory support list.

• 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector

• 1 x 4-pin 12V Power connector

• 1 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector

• 1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector

• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional four USB 2.0 ports

• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

• 1 x COM header

• 1 x Case open header

• 1 x SPDIF out header

• 1 x Front panel USB power select jumper

• 1 x Rear USB/PS2 power select jumper

• 1 x Front Panel audio header

• 1 x Front Panel switch/LED header

• 1 x Speaker header

• 1 x Parallel port header(LPT)

• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Internal I/O

Connectors &

Headers

• VT1705CE 6-Ch High Definition audio CODEC

6 Channel High Definiton Audio Codec

- Compliant with HD audio specification

Audio

LAN

• RT8111E Giga Lan

• RT8105E 10/100 LAN (optional)

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ECS A55F2-M3 Specifications

General

Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1666 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Processor socket	Socket FM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
HDMI ports quantity	-
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.
Certification	CE/FCC, WHQL, WHCK, ErP/EuP
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 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 levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
PCI Express slots version	2.0
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit