GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3

CPU

Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomFX processor/ AMD Phenom processor/ AMD Athlon 64 FX processor/AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/AMD Athlon 64 processor/AMD Sempron processor

Hyper Transport Bus

5200/2000 MT/s

Chipset

North Bridge: AMD 770
South Bridge: AMD SB600

Memory

4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules
Support ECC memory (Note 3)

Audio

Realtek ALC888 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In

LAN

Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard. )
4 x PCI Express x1 slots
2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface
South Bridge:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
iTE IT8718 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

IEEE 1394
T. I. TSB43AB23 chip
Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers)

USB
Integrated in the South Bridge
Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x North Bridge fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x IEEE 1394a header
1 x parallel port header
1 x power LED header
1 x chassis intrusion header

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x serial port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x IEEE 1394a ports
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

iTE IT8718 chip

H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
CPUfan speed control

BIOS

1 x 4 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

Support for @BIOS
Support for Download Center
Support for Q-Flash
Support for EasyTune (Note 4)
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for Virtual Dual BIOS

Bundle Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

Support for Microsoft® Windows Vista/XP

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm

Note
(Note 1) Due to Windows® XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) Whether 1066 MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU being used. (Note 3) Use of a CPU that supports ECC is required if you wish to install ECC memory. (Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model.