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... KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN R_USB2 R_USB1 Socket AM3+ R_USB30 PWR_FAN USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 PCIEX1_1 (Note) AMD 970 ATX Realtek GbE LAN PCIEX16 iTE IT8728 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 CODEC PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 PCIEX4 PCI1 PCI2 GA-970A-DS3 AMD SB950 BAT M_BIOS B_BIOS CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN1 SATA3 024 135 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN2 SPDIF_O F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL (Note...
... KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN R_USB2 R_USB1 Socket AM3+ R_USB30 PWR_FAN USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 PCIEX1_1 (Note) AMD 970 ATX Realtek GbE LAN PCIEX16 iTE IT8728 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 CODEC PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 PCIEX4 PCI1 PCI2 GA-970A-DS3 AMD SB950 BAT M_BIOS B_BIOS CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN1 SATA3 024 135 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN2 SPDIF_O F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL (Note...
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GA-970A-DS3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 AM3+/AM3 CPU CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) DDR3 2000 (O.C.)/1866/1600/ 1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 3 PCI Express x1 x16 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus Hyper Transport Bus LAN RJ45 2 USB 3.0/2.0 AMD 970 Realtek GbE LAN x1 Etron EJ168 x1... PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x4 1 PCI Express x4 PCI Bus 6 SATA 6Gb/s AMD SB950 12 USB 2.0/1.1 Dual BIOS LPC iTE Bus IT8728 PS/2 KB/Mouse CODEC MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Line In...
GA-970A-DS3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 AM3+/AM3 CPU CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) DDR3 2000 (O.C.)/1866/1600/ 1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 3 PCI Express x1 x16 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus Hyper Transport Bus LAN RJ45 2 USB 3.0/2.0 AMD 970 Realtek GbE LAN x1 Etron EJ168 x1... PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x4 1 PCI Express x4 PCI Bus 6 SATA 6Gb/s AMD SB950 12 USB 2.0/1.1 Dual BIOS LPC iTE Bus IT8728 PS/2 KB/Mouse CODEC MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Line In...
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... fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header - 8 - AMD AM3+ FX processors - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 4800 MT/s Chipset North... Bridge: AMD 970 South Bridge: AMD SB950 Memory 4 x 1....
... fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header - 8 - AMD AM3+ FX processors - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 4800 MT/s Chipset North... Bridge: AMD 970 South Bridge: AMD SB950 Memory 4 x 1....
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... to replace the battery by removing the battery: 1. Danger of explosion if the battery is turned off your computer and unplug the power cord. 2. The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Replace the battery. 4. DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG...
... to replace the battery by removing the battery: 1. Danger of explosion if the battery is turned off your computer and unplug the power cord. 2. The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Replace the battery. 4. DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG...
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...reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this setting. (Default: Auto) && AMD C1E Support Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-...Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Load Line Control AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control (Note) x CPU core 0 (Note) x CPU core 1 (...
...reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this setting. (Default: Auto) && AMD C1E Support Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-...Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Load Line Control AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control (Note) x CPU core 0 (Note) x CPU core 1 (...
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...System A password is required every time the system boots, or only when you want to install the operating system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Away Mode allows the system to move it up or down on the list. After configuring this item, set... Supervisor/User Password item in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) && IOMMU support Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled) && Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from a GPT partition, such as the first ...
...System A password is required every time the system boots, or only when you want to install the operating system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Away Mode allows the system to move it up or down on the list. After configuring this item, set... Supervisor/User Password item in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) && IOMMU support Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled) && Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from a GPT partition, such as the first ...
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...Port2 as ESP Port3 as ESP x Port4 as ESP x Port5 as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. && OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB950 South Bridge, SATA3 4/5 connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that support Native mode. RAID... Enables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA3 0~3 controller. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in ...
...Port2 as ESP Port3 as ESP x Port4 as ESP x Port5 as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. && OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB950 South Bridge, SATA3 4/5 connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that support Native mode. RAID... Enables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA3 0~3 controller. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in ...