GA-970A-DS3 (rev. 3.0)

Specification
AMD 970 + SB950 Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    AM3+ Socket:
    1. AMD AM3+ FX processors
    2. AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    Hyper Transport Bus
    1. HyperTransport™ 3.0
    2. Support up to 5200MT/s
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 970
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB950
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory (Note 1)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Note 2)
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC887 audio codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 3)
    2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
      4. (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    4. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    South Bridge:
    1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
  • USB
    USB
    South Bridge:
    1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
    Etron EJ168 chip:
    1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel (Note 4)
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 2 x system fan headers
    6. 1 x power fan header
    7. 1 x front panel header
    8. 1 x front panel audio header
    9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    10. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    11. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    3. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    4. 1 x RJ-45 port
    5. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    I/O Controller
    1. iTE I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control (Note 5)
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a
  • Unique Features
    Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress Install
    4. Support for EasyTune (Note 6)
    5. Support for Smart Recovery 2
    6. Support for Auto Green
    7. Support for ON/OFF Charge
    8. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
    9. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft® Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.5cm
  • Note
    Note
    (Note 1) Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.

    (Note 2) To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.

    (Note 3) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

    (Note 4) Be sure to connect your USB device(s) to the USB 2.0/1.1 ports before the USB 3.0 driver is installed.

    (Note 5) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.

    (Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  • Remark
    Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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