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M3a specifications summary – Asus M3A User Manual

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M3A specifications summary

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CPU

AMD

®

Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom X4 /

Phenom X2 / Athlon™ X2 / Sempron™ processor

AMD

®

Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX /

Athlon 64 / Sempron processor

AMD

Cool ‘n’ Quiet

™ Technology

Chipset

AMD 770 / SB600

System bus

Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface

for AM2+ CPU

2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU

Memory

Dual-channel memory architecture

- 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred

ECC/non-ECC DDR2 1066*/800/667/533 MHz

memory modules

- Supports up to 8 GB system memory

*DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only

*Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the

Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists)

Expansion slots

1 x PCIe x16 slot

2 x PCIe x1 slots

3 x PCI 2.2 slots

Support PCIe 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture

Storage

- 4 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, 1, and

0+1

- 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100

LAN

Atheros

®

PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2

High Definition audio

Realtek ALC883 8-channel High Definition audio CODEC

- Supports Jack-Detection, and Multi-Streaming

- Coaxial S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O

USB

10 x USB 2.0 ports (6 at mid-board; 4 on the rear panel)

ASUS AI Lifestyle

unique features

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:

- ASUS AI Gear 2

- ASUS AI Nap

- ASUS Q-Fan 2
ASUS Crystal Sound

- ASUS Noise Filter
ASUS EZ DIY

- ASUS Q-Shield

- ASUS Q-Connector

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

BIOS features

8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM

BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree

BIOS 3