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Asus M3A-H/HDMI User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Native DDR2 1066 support

This motherboard provides native DDR2 1066 support. It provides faster data

transfer rate and more bandwidth to increase memory computing efficiency,

enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding

applications. See page 1-15 for details.

DDR2 1066 is supported by some of the AM2+ CPUs only. Refer to www.asus.

com for the supported CPU models.

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Hybrid CrossFire Technology

Hybrid CrossFire Technology is a unique multi-GPU technology combining the

onboard GPU and the discrete graphics card together to enhance 3D graphics

performance. See page 1-23 for details.

Visit www.amd.com for the Hybrid Crossfire selected GPUs.

HDMI Interface

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-

supported, uncompressed, all digital audio and video interface via a single cable

and is HDCP compliant aloowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray Disc and other

protected content. See page 1-27 for details.

PCIe 2.0 support

This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and

bandwidth which enhances system performance. See page 1-23 for details.

Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology

This motherboard supports the next-generation hard disk drives based on the

Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability

and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save. It allows

RAID 0, 1, and 10 configurations for two SATA connectors. See page 1-30 for

details.

S/PDIF digital sound ready

This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio

systems via coaxial S/PDIF (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) Out jack. It allows

digital audio transferring without converting it to analog format, and therefore well

preserves signal quality. See page 1-27 for details.