ECS A785GM-M User Manual

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Installing the Motherboard
Connecting I/O Devices
The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
DVI Port Use the DVI port to connect the monitor.
USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
computer to the network.
HDMI Port
Connect the HDMI port to the HDMI devices.
ESATA Ports
Use this port to connect to an external SATA box or a
Serial ATA port multiplier.
Audio Ports
Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices. The C port is
for stereo line-in signal, while the E port is for microphone
in signal. This motherboard supports audio devices that cor-
respond to the A,B, and D port respectively. In addition, all
of the 3 ports, B, and D provide users with both right & left
channels individually. Users please refer to the following
note for specific port function definition.
The above port definition can be changed to audio input or
audio output by changing the driver utility setting.
This jack connects to external optical digital audio output
devices.
Optical SPDIF
Output
A: Center & Woofer D: Front Out
B: Back Surround E: Mic_in Rear
C: Line-in -
VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
1394A Port Use the 1394a port to connect any 1394a device.

ECS A785GM-M Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA connectors	6
Controller interface type	AMD SB710
PS/2 ports quantity	0
eSATA ports quantity	2
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	Realtek ALC888S
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 785G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
BIOS type	AMI
RAID levels	0, 1
LAN controller	RealTek RTL8111D(L)