GA-MF3 (rev. 1.0)

Specification
NVIDIA® nForce™3 250 Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    1. Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon™64 FX / Athlon™64 X2 / Athlon™64 / Sempron™ processor (Note 1)
    (Note 1) Due to the specification of NVIDIA® nForce™3 250 chipset limited, the FSB of GA-MF3 can only support up to 1600MT/s.
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. NB/SB chipset: NVIDIA® nForce™3 250
    2. Super I/O: ITE IT8716.
    3. Integrated Peripherals
      1. Realtek 8201 Ethernet PHY
      2. Realtek ALC655 Audio CODEC
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 2 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (Note 2)
    2. Supports Dual Channel DDR2 667/533 DIMMs
    3. Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
    (Note 2) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 AGP x 8 graphics slot
    2. 5 PCI slots
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 24-pin ATX power connector
    2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 floppy connector
    4. 2 IDE connectors
    5. 2 SATA connectors
    6. 1 CPU fan connector
    7. 1 system fan connector
    8. 1 front panel connector
    9. 1 Power LED connector
    10. 1 front audio connector
    11. 1 CD In connector
    12. 1 AUX In connector
    13. 1 SUR CEN connector
    14. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
    15. 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
    16. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 parallel port
    4. 2 COMA port
    5. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    6. 1 RJ-45 LAN port
    7. 3 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In); additional 3 audio jacks (Surround Speaker Out/ Center(Subwoofer) Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out) are available by cable
  • H/W Monitoring
    H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU / System temperature detection
    3. CPU / System fan speed detection
    4. CPU warning temperature
    5. CPU / System fan failure warning
    6. Supports CPU / System Smart Fan function (Note 3) (Note 3) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 4Mbit flash ROM
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 20.4cm
  • Other Features
    Other Features
    1. Supports @BIOS
    2. Supports Download Center
    3. Supports Q-Flash
    4. Supports EasyTune (only supports Hardware Monitor function) (Note 4)
    5. Supports Xpress Install
    6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
    7. Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
    (Note 4) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
  • Power
    Power
    1. ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
  • 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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