ASROCK M3A780GXH/128M User manual

Detail Specification
Product Brief
CPU
Memory
Expansion Slot
Graphics
Audio
LAN
Rear Panel I/O
Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Accessories
HardwareMonitor
OS
Certifications
The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their
respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.
Chipset
Platform
- AM3 Socket
- Supports CPU up to 140W
- Supports AMD OverDrive™ with ACC
feature (Advanced Clock Calibration)
- Dual Channel DDR3 1600 (OC)
- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 3200 graphics,
DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0, Max.
shared memory 512MB
- Supports 3-Way CrossFireXTM,
ATITM CrossFireXTM and Hybrid CrossFireXTM
- Built-in 128MB DDR3 1333(OC)/1200MHz
SidePort Memory
- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D
and HDMI
- Supports ASRock Instant Boot, Smart BIOS,
ASRock OC Tuner, Intelligent Energy Saver
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm
- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality
Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
- Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X4 / X3
(except 920 / 940) and Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 processors
- Supports CPU up to 140W
- Supports AMD OverDrive™ with ACC feature (Advanced
Clock Calibration)
- AMD LIVE!TM Ready
- Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
- Northbridge: AMD 780G
- Southbridge: AMD SB710
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB
- 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (green @ x16 mode, blue @ x8
mode, orange @ x4 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports ATITM CrossFireXTM, Hybrid CrossFireXTM and 3-Way
CrossFireXTM
- 7.1 CH Windows®Vista™ Premium Level HDAudio
(ALC888 Audio Codec)
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111DL
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
I/O Panel
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port
- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
- 1 x eSATAII Port
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HDAudio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass /
Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
- 6 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug"
functions
- 1 x eSATAII 3.0 Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII port)
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- SLI/XFire power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 8Mb AMI BIOS
- AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, DRAM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment
- Supports Smart BIOS
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD
OverDriveTM Utility, AMD Live! Explorer, AMD Fusion
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU/Chassis/NB/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
- Microsoft®Windows®XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit /
VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- 1 x ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- Floppy/ATA133 cables
- 4 x SATAdata cables (optional)
- 1 x SATA1 to 1 power cable (optional)
AMD 780G + SB710 Chipsets
Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner
- Intelligent Energy Saver
- Instant Boot
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
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- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 3200 graphics
- DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0
- Max. shared memory 512MB
- Built-in 128MB DDR3 1333(OC)/1200MHz SidePort Memory
- Three VGAOutput options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports HDCP function
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

110%
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AMD OverDriveTM is a powerful tool with
numerous features and options which
includes clock frequency adjustments, clock
multiplier settings, voltage tuning and memory
timings.
Advanced Clock Calibration is a performance
accelerating feature. This feature is available
with the AMD 780G platform and can enable
a greater performance turing margin for the
AMD PhenomTM Black Edition CPUs.
ASRock M3A780GXH/128M, Worldwide
First AMD 780G motherboard supporting
AOD ACC function, can boost the CPU
frequency up to 110%. The below chart
shows the differences between system
with AOD ACC function enabled and
disabled.
AMD OverDriveTM with ACC feature (Advanced Clock Calibration)
AMD OverDrive™ application interface
Side port memory 128M:
Boost performance up to 15.6% which is rarely seen on other 780G boards
side port memroy 128M
AMD 780G + SB710 Chipsets
M3A780GXH/128M
CPU Frequency
Enable ACC
Disable ACC
3300MHz
3000MHz
Up to
110%
performance Boost
Configuration:
CPU : Phenom X3 8750 ( 200 x 12 =2400 Mhz)
Memory : OCZ DDR2-1200
BIOS : L0.03
ASRock 790GX MB with
Side Port Memory 128M
Up to 15.6%
Performance Boost
Without side
port memory
Without side
port memory
With side
port memory
With side
port memory
3DMARK 06
Performance Boost
GPU=1000MHz, Sideport runs at DDR3 1333, at performance setting
2225
2573
15.6%15.6%

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ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Boot is a new feature invented exclusively by ASRock. It can boot up system in an amazing speed,
which is 10 times faster than traditional boot up. For home users or office PC users,ASRock Instant Boot can also
guarantee a clean Windows OS, and consumed less power! For details:
http://www.asrock.com/feature/InstantBoot/index.asp
Instant Boot Interface
This function is designed with two main options:
Enable Instant Boot
Disable Instant Boot
Fast Mode: It takes only 3 to 4 seconds to boot up
the system. You may start using your computer,
running Office, browsing internet and even MSN
instantly.
Regular Mode: It only takes half of the traditional
boot-up time to start the system. The boot up
experience is safe and fast.
Instant Boot can also be disabled when you do not
want to use this application.
Note: The actual boot up time is subject to the different models and
configurations.
10 Times Faster, Only 4 Secs to Boot Up to Windows!
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http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=BucIjXZVxXo
* This function is applicable ONLY to single user that does not secure ID and Password to their systems.
* The boot up time depends on the hardware configuration.
Pro and Cons of various shut down modes
From this sum up table, we can find that ASRock Instant Boot not only excels in the Boot Up speed (3~4 sec.), it
also provides clean OS and saves the most power energy.
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