ECS A785GM-M User Manual

4
Introducing the Motherboard
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• One DVI port
• One VGA port
• One HDMI port
• One 1394a port
• Two eSATA ports
• One optical SPDIFO port
• Six USB ports
• One LAN port
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-ch line-out
BIOS Firmware
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated
in the ambiance between 0 and 50°C.
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds. And it is available to adjust the voltages of the CPU, NB and SB.
The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of
133/100/66/33 MB/s.
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface
• Two PCI Express x1 slots
• One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot
• One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices
• Six 7-pin SATA connectors

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)