ECS A780GM-A

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Introducing the Motherboard
Feature
Processor
HyperTransport
TM
Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it
enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than
currently available interconnect technologies.
• Accommodates AMD Phenom
TM
II/Phenom
TM
processor (socket AM2+)
/AMD Athlon
TM
64X2 Dual-Core/Athlon
TM
64/Sempron™ processors
• Supports HyperTransport
TM
(HT) 3.0 interface speeds
This motherboard uses a Socket AM2+ that carries the following features:
SB700 (SB)
AMD 780G
(NB)
• One x4 A-Link Express II interface (PCI Express 1.1
compliant) for connection to an AMD Southbridge
• Supports one PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface,
fully compliant to the PCI Express Generation 2.0 (ver-
sion 2.0)
• Proven Radeon
TM
graphics powering DirectX
®
10
• Enhanced Digital Display integration
• Fully ACPI 2.0, OnNow, and IAPC (Instantly Available
PC) power management
• Single chip solution in 55nm, 1.1 V CMOS technology
• Integrated ATI Hybrid Graphics, ATI Avivo
TM
HD
1
, ATI
PowerPlay
TM
, Low Power Design, AMD Cool’nQuiet
TM
2.0, ATI SurroundView
TM
, AMD OverDrive and AMD
RAIDXpert
TM
The AMD 780G Northbridge (NB) and SB700 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are
based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and
performance.
Chipset
• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification at 33 MHz
• Supports six Serial ATA devices which speeds up to 3.0
Gb/s
• Complies with SATA 2.5 specification
• Supports both SATA 1.5 and SATA3.0 compliance de-
vices
• Supports AHCI hardware assist to support advanced
features such as NCQ ( Native Command Queuing), Hot
Plug, and Device or Host initiated power Management
(DIIPM/HIPM)
• Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to
twelve USB 2.0 ports
• Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/
33 modes
• Supports ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive features of Win-
dows Vista