Feature processor, Introducing the motherboard – Elitegroup A990FXM-A (V1.0) User Manual
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Feature
Processor
HyperTransport
TM
Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it
enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than
currently available interconnect technologies.
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Accommodates
AMD Phenom
TM
and later desktop processors (socket
AM3+)
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Supports HyperTransport
TM
(HT) 3.0 interface speeds
This motherboard uses a socket AM3+ that carries the following features:
SB950 (SB)
AMD 990FX
(NB)
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One x4 A-Link Express III interface for connection to
an AMD Southbridge. The A-Link Express III is a propri-
etary interface developed by AMD basing on the PCI
Express technology, with additional Northbridge-
Southbridge messaging functionalities. It supports the
PCIe Gen 2 transfer rate of 5 GT/s, and is backward
compatible with the A-Link Express II interface.
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Supports three x16 PCI-Express Gen2 graphics link
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Fully supports ACPI states S1, S3, S4 and S5
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Complies with all relevant Windows Logo Program
(WLP) requirements from Microsoft
®
for WHQL certifi-
cation.
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Supports 16-bit up/down HyperTransport (HT) 3.0 in-
terface up to 5.2 GT/s.
The AMD 990FX Northbridge (NB) and SB950 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are
based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and
performance.
Chipset
Memory
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Supports DDR3
2133 (OC)/1866/1600/1333
DDR3 SDRAM with Dual-
channel architecture
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Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs
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Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification at 33 MHz
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Four-lane PCI Express
®
(PCIe
®
) 2.0 interface, support-
ing up to two general purpose devices. Supported
configurations include: § 1x4 § 2x4 § 1x2+2x1 § 4x1
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Supports six Serial ATA devices which speeds up to 6
Gb/s and one IDE ATA133
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Supports two eSATA3 which speeds up to 6.0 Gb/s
through the bundled eSATA3 bracket
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Integrated USB 3.0 Host Controller supporting up to
two USB 3.0 ports
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Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to
twelve USB 2.0 ports
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Supports integrated RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID
10 functionality across all 6 ports (RAID 10 requires
use of 4 or more SATA ports, and RAID 5 requires use
of 3 or more SATA ports)
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