ECS A880GM-AD3 User Manual

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Installing the Motherboard
Expansion Slots
Installing Add-on Cards
The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect
them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the
motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can in-
crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are
not part of the basic system.
PCIEX16 Slot
PCI1~3 Slots
This motherboard is equipped with three standard PCI slots. PCI
stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus stan-
dard for expansion cards, which for the most part, is a supple-
ment of the older ISA bus standard. The PCI slots on this board
are PCI v2.3 compliant.
The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express
Generation 2.0 (version 2.0).
PCIE1~2 Slots
Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for
the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have
to manually configure the card before installation.
The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI
Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express
Generation 2.0 (version 2.0).

ECS A880GM-AD3 Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
CPU fan connector	Yes
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA connectors	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888S
Motherboard chipset	AMD 880G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/Vista/7
Graphics card	Radeon HD 4250
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Hybrid CrossFireX
PCI Express x1 slots	2
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