MB Gigabyte AMD 970A-D3 (AM3+)

MB Gigabyte AMD 970A-D3 (AM3+)

MB Gigabyte AMD 970A-D3, AM3+,DDR3 2000(O.C.)  1066 MHz, ATX, rev.3.0


CPU AM3+ Socket:

   AMD AM3+ FX processors
   AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Hyper Transport Bus

   4800 MT/s

Chipset

   North Bridge: AMD 970
   South Bridge: AMD SB950

Memory

   4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory (Note 1)
   Dual channel memory architecture
   Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Note 2)

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Audio

   VIA VT2021 codec
   High Definition Audio
   2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

   Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

   1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 3)
   1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   3 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
   2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface South Bridge:

   6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
   Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

USB South Bridge:

   Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Etron EJ168 chip:

   Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel (Note 4)

Internal I/O Connectors

   1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
   1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
   6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
   1 x CPU fan header
   2 x system fan headers
   1 x power fan header
   1 x front panel header
   1 x front panel audio header
   1 x S/PDIF Out header
   3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
   1 x serial port header
   ??
   1 x Clear CMOS jumper
   ??
   1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Back Panel Connectors

   1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
   1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
   8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
   2 x USB 3.0/2.0 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 I/O Controller 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
   CPU/System fan speed control (Note 5)

BIOS

   2 x 32 Mbit flash
   Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
   Support for DualBIOS™
   PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a

Unique Features

   Support for @BIOS
   Support for Q-Flash
   Support for Xpress Install
   Support for EasyTune (Note 6)
   Support for Smart Recovery 2
   Support for Auto Green
   Support for ON/OFF Charge
   Support for 3TB+ Unlock
   Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

   Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

   Support for Microsoft® Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

   ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.4cm

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

   Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
   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.