ECS A785GM-AD3 User Manual

6
Introducing the Motherboard
Motherboard Components
Table of Motherboard Components
LABEL COMPONENTS
Socket for AM3 Phenom
TM
II/Athlon
TM
II/ Sem
p
ron
TM
processors
2. CPU_FAN
CPU cooling fan connector
3. DDR3_1~4
240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots
4. ATX_POWER
Standard 24-
p
in ATX
p
ower connector
5. IDE
Primar
y
IDE connector
6. SPK
S
p
eaker header
7. CASE
Chassis detector header
8. SATA1~6
Serial ATA connectors
9. PWR_BTN
Power on button
10. F_PANEL
Front panel switch/LED header
11. RST_BTN
Reset button
12. F_USB1~3
Front panel USB headers
13. USBPWR_F1~2
Front panel USB power select jumpers
14. COM
Onboard serial port header
15. CLR_CMOS_BTN
Clear CMOS button
16. CD_IN
Analog audio input connector
17. F_AUDIO
Front panel audio header
18. PCI1~3
32-bit add-on card slots
19. PCIEX16
PCI Express x16 slot for graphics interface
20. PCIE1~2
PCI Express x1 slots
21. SYS_FAN
System cooling fan connector
22. NB_FAN Northbridge cooling fan connector
23. USBPWR_R1~2
Rear panel USB PS/2 power select jumpers
24. ATX12
V
4-pin +12V power connector
1. CPU Socket
This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.

ECS A785GM-AD3 Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
USB 2.0 connectors	8
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	5
PS/2 ports quantity	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	-
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888S
Certification	ROHS, EuP
Motherboard chipset	AMD 785G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista, 7
PCI slots	3
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
RAID levels	0, 1
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	220 mm
Width	305 mm