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GA-970A-DS3P (Rev. 1.0)

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AMD 970 + SB950 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
  • AM3+ Socket:
    1. AMD AM3+ FX processors
    2. AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    1. HyperTransport™ 3.0
    2. Support up to 5200MT/s
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 970
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB950
  • Memory
    1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
      2. * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
      ** Using a AM3+ CPU for up to 64GB of system memory support.
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
      4. * To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC887 audio codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
      2. * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    4. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
  • USB
  • South Bridge:
    1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
    VIA® VL805 chip:
    1. Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 2 x system fan headers
    6. 1 x power fan header
    7. 1 x front panel header
    8. 1 x front panel audio header
    9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    10. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
    11. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    12. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    4. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    5. 1 x RJ-45 port
    6. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control
      7. * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress Install
    4. Support for EasyTune
      5. * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
    5. Support for Smart Recovery 2
    6. Support for Auto Green
    7. Support for ON/OFF Charge
    8. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
    9. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 8/7/XP
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.5cm
  • Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
  • CPU
  • AM3+ Socket:
    1. AMD AM3+ FX processors
    2. AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    1. HyperTransport™ 3.0
    2. Support up to 5200MT/s
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 970
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB950
  • Memory
    1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
      2. * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
      ** Using a AM3+ CPU for up to 64GB of system memory support.
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
      4. * To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC887 audio codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
      2. * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    4. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
  • USB
  • South Bridge:
    1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
    VIA® VL805 chip:
    1. Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 2 x system fan headers
    6. 1 x power fan header
    7. 1 x front panel header
    8. 1 x front panel audio header
    9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    10. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
    11. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    12. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    4. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    5. 1 x RJ-45 port
    6. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control
      7. * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress Install
    4. Support for EasyTune
      5. * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
    5. Support for Smart Recovery 2
    6. Support for Auto Green
    7. Support for ON/OFF Charge
    8. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
    9. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 8/7/XP
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.5cm
  • Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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