Elitegroup A960M-M2 (V1.0) - Manual (Page 7)

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Introducing the Motherboard
Onboard LAN
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of
133/100/66/33 MB/s.
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
• One PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface
• One PCI Express x1 slot
• Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
• One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices
• Six 7-pin SATA connectors
• Supports PCI Express
TM
1.1
• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
• Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port (COM)
• One D-SUB (VGA) port
• One HDMI port (or DVI port)
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port
• 6 channel audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
BIOS Firmware
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters
• CPU and memory timing
• ECS M.I.B III Support
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
3. Because AMD AM3+ FX TM 8-Core CPU may cause harsh thermal
condition to the system, it is recommended to use AMD CPU Cooler to
maintain the optimum system temperature. ECS does not warrant the
damage of the system caused by any improper use or configuration not
recommended by the component vendors. Please visit AMD CPU website
for detailed information:
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/amdfx/Pages/amdfx-pib.aspx
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper-
ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50°C.