Features - ECS A780GM-A Manual

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Feature
Processor
This motherboard uses a Socket AM2+ that carries the following features:
• Accommodates AMD Phenom
/AMD Athlon
• Supports HyperTransport
HyperTransport
enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than
currently available interconnect technologies.
Chipset
The AMD 780G Northbridge (NB) and SB700 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are
based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and
performance.
AMD 780G
(NB)
SB700 (SB)
TM II/Phenom
TM 64X2 Dual-Core/Athlon
TM
(HT) 3.0 interface speeds
TM
Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it
• One x4 A-Link Express II interface (PCI Express 1.1
compliant) for connection to an AMD Southbridge
• Supports one PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface,
fully compliant to the PCI Express Generation 2.0 (ver-
sion 2.0)
• Proven Radeon TM graphics powering DirectX
• Enhanced Digital Display integration
• Fully ACPI 2.0, OnNow, and IAPC (Instantly Available
PC) power management
• Single chip solution in 55nm, 1.1 V CMOS technology
• Integrated ATI Hybrid Graphics, ATI Avivo
PowerPlay TM , Low Power Design, AMD Cool'nQuiet
2.0, ATI SurroundView
TM
RAIDXpert
• Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification at 33 MHz
• Supports six Serial ATA devices which speeds up to 3.0
Gb/s
• Complies with SATA 2.5 specification
• Supports both SATA 1.5 and SATA3.0 compliance de-
vices
• Supports AHCI hardware assist to support advanced
features such as NCQ ( Native Command Queuing), Hot
Plug, and Device or Host initiated power Management
(DIIPM/HIPM)
• Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to
twelve USB 2.0 ports
• Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/
33 modes
• Supports ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive features of Win-
dows Vista
Introducing the Motherboard
TM processor (socket AM2+)
TM 64/Sempron™ processors
® 10
TM 1
HD , ATI
TM , AMD OverDrive and AMD
TM