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GA-MA770-DS3 (Rev. 2.0)

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AMD 770 + SB700 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. Support for Socket AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ X4 processor/ AMD Phenom™ X3 processor/ AMD Athlon™ X2 processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ X2 processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    1. 5200/2000 MT/s
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 770
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB700
  • Memory
    1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules
    4. Support ECC memory (Note 3)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek ALC888 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
    5. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    1. Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    2. 4 x PCI Express x1 slots
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
    2. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
    iTE IT8720 chip:
    1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  • USB
  • Integrated in the South Bridge
    1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
  • IEEE 1394
  • T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
    1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
    4. 1 x IDE connector
    5. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 2 x system fan headers
    8. 1 x power fan header
    9. 1 x North Bridge fan header
    10. 1 x front panel header
    11. 1 x front panel audio header
    12. 1 x CD In connector
    13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
    14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    16. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
    17. 1 x parallel port header
    18. 1 x serial port header
    19. 1 x power LED header
    20. 1 x chassis intrusion header
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    5. 1 x serial port
    6. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
    8. 1 x RJ-45 port
    9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE IT8720 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
  • System voltage detection
    1. CPU/System temperature detection
    2. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    3. CPU overheating warning
    4. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    5. CPU fan speed control (Note 4)
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Download Center
    3. Support for Q-Flash
    4. Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm
  • Note
  • (Note 1) Due to Windows® XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
    (Note 2) Whether 1066 MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU being used.
    (Note 3) Use of a CPU that supports ECC is required if you wish to install ECC memory.
    (Note 4) Whether the CPU/ system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ system cooler you installed.
    (Note 5) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model.
  • 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
      1. Support for Socket AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ X4 processor/ AMD Phenom™ X3 processor/ AMD Athlon™ X2 processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ X2 processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor
    • Hyper Transport Bus
      1. 5200/2000 MT/s
    • Chipset
      1. North Bridge: AMD 770
      2. South Bridge: AMD SB700
    • Memory
      1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
      2. Dual channel memory architecture
      3. Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules
      4. Support ECC memory (Note 3)
    • Audio
      1. Realtek ALC888 codec
      2. High Definition Audio
      3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
      5. Support for CD In
    • LAN
      1. Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
      2. 4 x PCI Express x1 slots
      3. 2 x PCI slots
    • Storage Interface
    • South Bridge:
      1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
      2. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
      3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
      iTE IT8720 chip:
      1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
    • USB
    • Integrated in the South Bridge
      1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    • IEEE 1394
    • T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
      1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers)
    • Internal I/O Connectors
      1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
      2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
      4. 1 x IDE connector
      5. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
      6. 1 x CPU fan header
      7. 2 x system fan headers
      8. 1 x power fan header
      9. 1 x North Bridge fan header
      10. 1 x front panel header
      11. 1 x front panel audio header
      12. 1 x CD In connector
      13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
      14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      16. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
      17. 1 x parallel port header
      18. 1 x serial port header
      19. 1 x power LED header
      20. 1 x chassis intrusion header
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
      2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
      3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
      4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
      5. 1 x serial port
      6. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      7. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
      8. 1 x RJ-45 port
      9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
    • I/O Controller
      1. iTE IT8720 chip
    • H/W Monitoring
    • System voltage detection
      1. CPU/System temperature detection
      2. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
      3. CPU overheating warning
      4. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
      5. CPU fan speed control (Note 4)
    • BIOS
      1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
      2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
      3. Support DualBIOS™
      4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
    • Unique Features
      1. Support for @BIOS
      2. Support for Download Center
      3. Support for Q-Flash
      4. Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
      5. Support for Xpress Install
      6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
      7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
    • Operating System
      1. Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP
    • Form Factor
      1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm
    • Note
    • (Note 1) Due to Windows® XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
      (Note 2) Whether 1066 MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU being used.
      (Note 3) Use of a CPU that supports ECC is required if you wish to install ECC memory.
      (Note 4) Whether the CPU/ system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ system cooler you installed.
      (Note 5) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model.
    • 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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