Gigabyte GA-A55-DS3P User Manual

- 21 - Hardware Installation
A. Dual Display Congurations:
This motherboard provides three video output ports: D-Sub, DVI-D, and HDMI. The table below shows
the supported and unsupported dual display congurations.
B. Playback of Blu-ray Discs:
In order to get better playback quality, when playing the Blu-ray discs, refer to the recommended system
requirements (or better) below.
• Processor: AMD A series/AMD E2 series APU
• Memory: Two 1 GB DDR3 1333 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled
• BIOS Setup: At least 512 MB of UMA Frame Buffer Size (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Advanced
BIOS Features," for more information)
• Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 10.0 or later (Note: Please ensure Hardware Acceleration
is enabled. Whether Hardware Acceleration can be enabled for 3D Blu-ray discs is dependent on
the APU being used.)
• HDCP compliant monitor(s)
USB 2.0/1.1 Port
The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key-
board/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc.
eSATA 6Gb/s Port
The eSATA 6Gb/s port conforms to SATA 6Gb/s standard and is compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standards. Actual transfer rate is dependent on the device being connected. Use the port to
connect an external SATA device or a SATA port multiplier. The AMD A75 Chipset supports RAID func-
tion. Refer to Chapter 5, "Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on conguring a RAID array.
RJ-45 LAN Port
The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following
describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.
Activity LED:
State Description
Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring
Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring
Connection/Speed LED:
State Description
Orange 1 Gbps data rate
Green 100 Mbps data rate
Off 10 Mbps data rate
Activity LED
Connection/
Speed LED
LAN Port
(Note) Only the HDMI port is enabled.
Dual Display Combination Supported or Not
DVI-D + D-Sub Yes
DVI-D + HDMI No
(Note)
HDMI + D-Sub Yes

Gigabyte GA-A55-DS3P Specifications

General

Brand	Gigabyte
Model	GA-A55-DS3P
Category	Motherboard
Language	English