Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P User Manual

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CPU  AM3+ Socket:
- AMD AM3+ FX processor
- AMD AM3 Phenom
™
II processor/ AMD Athlon
™
II processor
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Hyper Transport
Bus
 4800 MT/s
Chipset
 North Bridge: AMD 970
 South Bridge: AMD SB950
Memory  4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical
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the physical memory installed.
 Dual channel memory architecture
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Audio  Realtek
®
ALC887 codec
 
 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
 Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN  Realtek
®
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Expansion Slots  
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed,
be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
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 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
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 2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface  South Bridge:
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
USB  South Bridge:
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 VIA
®
VL805 chip:
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Internal
Connectors
 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
 1 x CPU fan header
 2 x system fan headers
 1 x power fan header
 1 x front panel header

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2000 MHz
System bus rate	4.8 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
USB 2.0 connectors	6
Power fan connector	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	-
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.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 970
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
PCI Express x1 slots	3
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AWARD

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	225 mm
Width	305 mm