Biostar TA790GX A3+ Setup Manual

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    Ta790gx a3+setup manual fcc information and copyright this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential install...

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    Table of contents chapter 1: introduction ............................................................ 1 1.1 before you start ................................................................................ 1 1.2 package checklist ........................................................................

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    Ta790gx a3+ 1 chapter 1: introduction 1.1 b efore y ou s tart thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the computer fro...

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    Motherboard manual 2 1.3 m otherboard f eatures spec cpu socket am3 amd phenom ii processors amd 64 architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing supports hyper transport 3.0 and powernow fsb support hypertransport 3.0 supports up to 5.2 gt/s bandwidth chipset amd 790gx amd sb750 super i/o ite 8718 p...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 3 spec system fan header x2 system fan power supply cmos clear header x1 restore cmos data to factory default usb connector x3 each connector supports 2 front panel usb ports ieee 1394 connector x1 connects to ieee 1394 device power connector (24pin) x1 connects to power supply power con...

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    Motherboard manual 4 1.5 m otherboard l ayout jkbms1 jhdm i1 vg a dv i j1394_us1 jusblan1 jaudio2 jatx pwr3 jcdin1 jatx pwr1 jnfa n1 lan pex1_1 pex16_1 pex1_2 pci2 pci1 pex16_2 bat1 codec jaudiof1 jspdif_out1 j1394_1 fdd1 jus b5 jusb3 jus b4 jpanel1 p wrs w1 rstsw1 jcmos1 jsfan1 bios super i/o sata1...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 5 chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 i nstalling c entral p rocessing u nit (cpu) step 1: remove the socket protection cap. Step 2: pull the lever toward direction a from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 3: look for the white triangle on socket, and the...

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    Motherboard manual 6 step 3: hold the cpu down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct b to complete the installation. Step 4: put the cpu fan on the cpu and buckle it. Connect the cpu fan power cable to the jcfan1. This completes the installation..

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    Ta790gx a3+ 7 2.2 fan h eaders these fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. Jcfan1: cpu fan header pin assignment 1 ground 2...

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    Motherboard manual 8 2.3 i nstalling s ystem m emory a. Ddr3 modules ddr3 _ a 1 ddr3 _ b 1 ddr3 _ a 2 ddr3 _ b 2 1. Unlock a dimm slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a dimm on the slot such that the notch on the dimm matches the break on the slot. 2. Insert the dimm vertically and fi...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 9 b. Memory capacity dimm socket location ddr3 module total memory size ddr3_a1 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb ddr3_b1 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb ddr3_a2 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb ddr3_b2 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb max is 16gb. C. Dual channel memory installation please refer to the following requireme...

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    Motherboard manual 10 2.4 c onnectors and s lots fdd1: floppy disk connector the motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360k, 720k, 1.2m, 1.44m and 2.88m floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 1 33 2 34 ide1: ide/atapi connect...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 11 pex16_1: pci-express gen2 x16 slot (x16/x8 speed) - pci-express 2.0 compliant. - pci-express gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0gb/s on the data pins. - 2x bandwidth over the pci-express 1.1 architecture. - x16 speed mode: maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8gb/s simultaneously...

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    Motherboard manual 12 pex1_1/pex1_2: pci-express gen2 x1 slots - pci-express 2.0 compliant. - data transfer bandwidth up to 500mb/s per direction; 1gb/s in total. - pci-express gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0gb/s on the data pins. - 2x bandwidth over the pci-express 1.1 architecture. Pex1_1 pex1...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 13 chapter 3: headers & jumpers setup 3.1 h ow to s etup j umpers the illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened pin closed pin1-2 closed 3.2 d etail s ettings jpanel1: front ...

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    Motherboard manual 14 jatxpwr2: atx power source connector this connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the atx power supply. 1 12 13 24 pin assignment pin assignment 13 +3.3v 1 +3.3v 14 -12v 2 +3.3v 15 ground 3 ground 16 ps_on 4 +5v 17 ground 5 ground 18 ground 6 +5v 19 ground 7 ...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 15 jatxpwr1: auxiliary power for graphics this connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards. Exclusive power for the graphics card provides better graphics performance. Pin assignment 1 +12v 2 ground 3 ground 4 vcc 1 4 jcmos1: clear cmos header by placing the jumper on p...

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    Motherboard manual 16 sata1-2/sata3-4/sata5-6: serial ata connectors the motherboard has a pci to sata controller with 6 channels sata interface, it satisfies the sata 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0gb/s. Sata1-2 sata3-4 sata5-6 jusb3~jusb5: headers for usb 2.0 ports at front panel this heade...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 17 jaudiof1: front panel audio header this header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the pc front panel. This header allows only hd audio front panel connector; ac’97 connector is not acceptable. Pin assignment 1 mic left in 2 ground 3 mic right in 4 gpio 5 right li...

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    Motherboard manual 18 on-board led indicators there are 6 led indicators showing system status. Led_d1 led_d2 phase2_led phase1_led phase4_led phase3_led led1 & led2: debug indicators ph1 ~ ph4: power status indicators please refer to the tables below for specific messages: led1 led2 message on on n...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 19 chapter 4: (hybrid) crossfirex function 4.1 c ross f ire x r equirements only windows xp/vista supports crossfirex (dual video) function. A pair of graphics cards with radeon hd3650/hd3850/hd3870/hd4850/ hd4870/hd4670/hd4650/hd4350/hd4550/hd4830 gpu. The graphics card driver should su...

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    Motherboard manual 20 4.3 h ybrid c ross f ire x r equirements only windows vista supports hybrid crossfirex function. A graphics card with radeon hd3450/hd3470 gpu. The graphics card driver should support hybrid crossfirex technology. The power supply unit must provide at least the minimum power re...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 21 4.5 o peration m odes s upporting l ist operation mode model single card crossfirex hybrid crossfirex radeon hd3650 o o x radeon hd3850 o o x radeon hd3870 o o x radeon hd4850 o o x radeon hd4870 o o x radeon hd3450 o x o radeon hd3470 o x o radeon hd3870x2 o x x (o means supported, x...

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    Motherboard manual 22 chapter 5: raid functions 5.1 o perating s ystem supports windows xp and windows vista. 5.2 r aid a rrays raid supports the following types of raid arrays: raid 0: raid 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications. Raid 1: raid ...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 23 raid 1: every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a raid 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array. Raid 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the active volu...

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    Motherboard manual 24 raid 1+0: raid 1 drives can be stripped using raid 0 techniques. Resulting in a raid 1+0 solution for improved resiliency, performance and rebuild performance. Features and benefits drives: minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform. Benefits: optimizes for bot...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 25 raid 5: raid 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained by ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different drive fr...

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    Motherboard manual 26 chapter 6: t-series bios & software 6.1 t-s eries bios t-series bios features overclocking navigator engine (o.N.E.) memory integration test (m.I.T., under overclock navigator engine) bio-flasher: update bios file from usb flash drive or fdd self recovery system (s.R.S) smart f...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 27 manual overclock system (m.O.S.) mos is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock settings. Bios setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset t-series vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item ...

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    Motherboard manual 28 cpu fid/vid control enter this function for more advanced cpu settings. Voltage configuration enter this function for more advanced voltage settings. Dram timing configuration enter this function for more advanced dram clock settings. Hyper transport configuration enter this fu...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 29 v6 tech engine this engine will make a good over-clock performance. Bios setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset t-series vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item change option general help save and exit exit +- f1 f10 esc t-series set...

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    Motherboard manual 30 notices: not all types of amd cpu perform above overclock setting ideally; the difference will be based on the selected cpu model. B. Memory integration test (m.I.T.) this function is under “overclocking navigator engine” item. Mit allows users to test memory compatibilities, a...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 31 c. Bio-flasher bio-flasher is a bios flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your bios via usb pen drive or floppy disk. The bio-flasher is built in the bios chip. To enter the utility, press during the power-on self tests (post) procedure while booting up. Upd...

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    Motherboard manual 32 d. Self recovery system (s.R.S.) this function can’t be seen under bios setup; and is always on whenever the system starts up. However, it can prevent system hang-up due to inappropriate overclock actions. When the system hangs up, s.R.S. Will automatically log in the default b...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 33 smart fan calibration choose this item and then the bios will automatically test and detect the cpu/system fan functions and show cpu/system fan speed. Control mode this item provides several operation modes of the fan. Fan ctrl off(℃) if the cpu/system temperature is lower than the s...

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    Motherboard manual 34 6.2 t-s eries s oftware installing t-series software 1. Insert the setup cd to the optical drive. The drivers installation program would appear if the auto-run function has been enabled. 2. Select software installation, and then click on the respective software title. 3. Follow...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 35 over clock panel v3/v6/v9 engine real-time over-clock auto over-clock restore default settings test & apply manual settings manual adjust cpu clock auto user can click this button and the utility will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. A warning dialog as...

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    Motherboard manual 36 then the utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using watchdog function. After reboot, launch the utility again and the utility will load the previously verified best and stable frequency. V3 / v6 / v9 provide user th...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 37 over voltage panel manual adjust cpu/memory/chipset/fsb voltage cpu voltage this function allows user to adjust cpu voltage. Click on “+” to increase or “-“ to decrease the cpu voltage. Memory voltage this function allows user to adjust memory voltage. Click on “+” to increase or “-“ ...

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    Motherboard manual 38 about panel in this panel, you can get model name and other system information that may related to over-clocking. You can also get the version number of this software. Note because the over clock and over voltage features are controlled by several separate chipset, the utility ...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 39 ehot-line (optional) ehot-line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our tech-support system. This utility will collect the system information which is useful for analyzing the problem you may have encountered, and then send these information to our tech-support depar...

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    Motherboard manual 40 enter the file name and then click “save”. Your system information will be saved to a .Txt file. Open the saved .Txt file, you will see your system information including motherboard/bios/cpu/video/ device/os information. This information is also concluded in the sent mail. We w...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 41 bios update bios update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard bios under windows system. Update bios with a bios file clear cmos function (only for award bios) show current bios information save current bios to a .Bin file award bios ami bios online updat...

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    Motherboard manual 42 before doing this, please download the proper bios file from the website. For award bios, update bios procedure should be run with clear cmos function, so please check on clear cmos first. Then click update bios button, a dialog will show for asking you backup current bios. Cli...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 43 (for ami bios only) automatically download and update the latest bios via internet; make sure that the computer is connected to the internet before using this function. After clicking on the online update button, the utility will search for the latest bios from internet. If there is a...

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    Motherboard manual 44 chapter 7: useful help 7.1 d river i nstallation n ote after you installed your operating system, please insert the fully setup driver cd into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the cd the ...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 45 7.2 e xtra i nformation cpu overheated if the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the cpu protection function has been activated. When the cpu is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the cpu, and the syst...

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    Motherboard manual 46 7.3 ami bios b eep c ode boot block beep codes number of beeps description 1 no media present. (insert diskette in floppy drive a:) 2 “amiboot.Rom” file not found in root directory of diskette in a: 3 insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery 4 flash prog...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 47 7.4 t roubleshooting probable solution 1. There is no power in the system. Power led does not shine; the fan of the power supply does not work 2. Indicator light on keyboard does not shine. 1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support...

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    Motherboard manual 48 appendix: spec in other languages g erman spezifikationen cpu sockel am3 amd phenom ii prozessoren die amd 64-architektur unterstützt eine 32-bit- und 64-bit-datenverarbeitung unterstützt hyper transport 3.0 und powernow fsb unterstützt hypertransport 3.0 mit einer bandbreite v...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 49 spezifikationen diskettenlaufwerkanschluss x1 jeder anschluss unterstützt 2 diskettenlaufwerke druckeranschluss anschluss x1 jeder anschluss unterstützt 1 druckeranschluss ide-anschluss x1 jeder anschluss unterstützt 2 ide-laufwerke sata-anschluss x6 jeder anschluss unterstützt 1 sata...

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    Motherboard manual 50 f rench spec uc socket am3 processeurs amd phenom ii l'architecture amd 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits prend en charge hyper transport 3.0 et powernow bus frontal prend en charge hyper transport 3.0 jusqu'à une bande passante de 5.2 gt/s chipset amd 790gx amd sb750 super e/s...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 51 spec connecteur sata x6 chaque connecteur prend en charge 1 périphérique sata connecteur du panneau avant x1 prend en charge les équipements du panneau avant connecteur audio du panneau avant x1 prend en charge la fonction audio du panneau avant connecteur d'entrée cd x1 prend en char...

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    Motherboard manual 52 i talian specifica cpu socket am3 processori amd phenom ii l’architettura amd 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit supporto di hyper transport 3.0 e powernow fsb supporto di hypertransport 3.0 fino a 5.2 gt/s di larghezza di banda chipset amd 790gx amd sb750 super i/o ite 871...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 53 specifica connettore floppy x1 ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità floppy connettore porta stampante x1 ciascun connettore supporta 1 porta stampante connettore ide x1 ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità ide connettore sata x6 ciascun connettore supporta 1 unità sata connettore pannel...

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    Motherboard manual 54 s panish especificación cpu conector am3 procesadores amd phenom ii la arquitectura amd 64 permite el procesado de 32 y 64 bits soporta las tecnologías hyper transport 3.0 y powernow fsb admite hypertransport 3.0 con un ancho de banda de hasta 5.2 gt/s conjunto de chips amd 790...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 55 especificación conector disco flexible x1 cada conector soporta 2 unidades de disco flexible conector puerto de impresora x1 cada conector soporta 1 puerto de impresora conector ide x1 cada conector soporta 2 dispositivos ide conector sata x6 cada conector soporta 1 dispositivos sata ...

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    Motherboard manual 56 p ortuguese especificaÇÕes cpu socket am3 processadores amd phenom ii a arquitectura amd 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits suporta as tecnologias hyper transport 3.0 e powernow fsb suporta a tecnologia hypertransport 3.0 com uma largura de banda até 5.2 gt/s chipset amd...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 57 especificaÇÕes conector da unidade de disquetes x1 cada conector suporta 2 unidades de disquetes conector da para impressora x1 cada conector suporta 1 porta para impressora conector ide x1 cada conector suporta 2 dispositivos ide conector sata x6 cada conector suporta 1 dispositivo s...

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    Motherboard manual 58 p olish spec procesor socket am3 amd phenom ii procesory architektura amd 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe obsługa hyper transport 3.0 oraz powernow fsb obsługa hypertransport 3.0 o szerokości pasma do 5.2 gt/s chipset amd 790gx amd sb750 pamięć główna gniazda ddr3 dim...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 59 spec złącze napędu dyskietek x1 każde złącze obsługuje 2 napędy dyskietek złącze port drukarki x1 każde złącze obsługuje 1 port drukarki złącze ide x1 każde złącze obsługuje 2 urządzenia ide złącze sata x6 każde złącze obsługuje 1 urządzenie sata złącze panela przedniego x1 obsługa el...

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    Motherboard manual 60 r ussian СПЕЦ cpu (центральн ый процессор) Гнездо am3 Процессоры amd phenom ii Архитектура amd 64 разрешать обработка данных на 32 и 64 бит Поддержка hyper transport 3.0 и powernow fsb Поддержка hypertransport 3.0 с пропускной способностью до 5.2 gt/s Набор микросхем amd 790gx ...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 61 СПЕЦ Разъём НГМД x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 накопителя на гибких магнитных дисках Разъём Порт подключения принтера x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 1 Порт подключения принтера Разъём ide x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 встроенных интерфейса накопителей Разъём sata x6 Каждый разъём п...

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    Motherboard manual 62 a rabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺲﺒﻘﻡam3 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡamd phenom ii ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻜﻤﺗamd 64 ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺏ ﺔﻴﺏﻮﺳﺎﺤﻟا تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا ءاﺮﺝإ 32 و 64 ﺖﺏ ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗhyper transport و 3.0 powernow ا ﻲﺒﻥﺎﺠﻟا ﻲﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﻞﻗﺎﻨﻟ ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗhypertransport ﻰﻟإ ﻞﺼﻳ ددﺮﺘﺏ 3.0 5.2 gt/s ﺢﺋاﺮﺸﻟا ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻡ amd 790gx amd sb75...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 63 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﻥﺮﻡ صاﺮﻗأ كﺮﺤﻡ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻥﺮﻤﻟا صاﺮﻗﻸﻟ ﻦﻴآﺮﺤﻡ ﻢﻋﺪﻳ ﺔﻌﺏﺎﻃ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ide دﺪﻋ 1 ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻡ ﻦﻴﻨﺙا ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪﻳide ﺬﻔﻨﻡ sata دﺪﻋ 6 ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪﻳ ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻡ ﺪﺣاو ﺬﻔﻨﻡ sata ﺔﻴﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻴﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا تاﺰﻴﻬﺠﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﻳ ﻲﻡﺎﻡﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻴﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺏ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪﻳ ...

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    Motherboard manual 64 j apanese 仕様 cpu socket am3 amd phenom ii プロセッサ amd 64アーキテクチャでは、32ビットと64ビット計算が 可能です ハイパートランスポート 3.0とクールアンドクワイアット をサポートします fsb 5.2 gt/sのバンド幅までハイパートランスポート 3.0をサポートします チップセット amd 790gx amd sb750 メインメモリ ddr3 dimmスロット x 4 各 dimmは 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb ddr3をサポート 最大メモリ容量 16gb デュアル チ...

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    Ta790gx a3+ 65 仕様 フロッピーコネクタ x1 各コネクタは 2つのフロッピードライブをサポートします プリンタポートコネクタ x1 各コネクタは 1つのプリンタポートをサポートします ideコネクタ x1 各コネクタは 2つのideデバイスをサポートします sataコネクタ x6 各コネクタは 1つのsataデバイスをサポートします フロントパネルコネクタ x1 フロントパネル機能をサポートします フロントオーディオコネクタ x1 フロントパネルオーディオ機能をサポートします cdインコネクタ x1 cdオーディオイン機能をサポートします s/pdifアウトコネクタ x1 デジ...