Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard

• Storage:
  • Chipset:
    4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD

• Rear Panel I/O Ports:
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
  • 1 x PS/2 mouse port
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x DVI-D port
  • 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • 1 x RJ-45 port
  • 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

• Internal I/O Interface:
  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x APU fan header
  • 1 x system fan header
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 1 x serial port header
  • 1 x clear CMOS jumper

• Hardware Monitoring:
  • System voltage detection
  • APU/System temperature detection
  • APU/System fan speed detection
  • APU overheating warning
  • APU/System fan fail warning
  • APU/System fan speed control (Note 4)

• I/O Controller:
  • iTE I/O Controller Chip

• Bundle Software:
  • Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

• Operating System:
  • Support for Microsoft ® Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

Motherboard Specifications

• Model:
  • Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 Motherboard

• APU:
  • FM1 Socket:
  • AMD A series & E2 series processors
  • AMD Athlon II series processors/AMD Sempron series processors
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
• Chipset:
  • AMD A55 chipset
• Memory:
  • 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory (Note 1)
  • Dual channel memory architecture
  • Support for DDR3 2400(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

• Expansion Slots:
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
  • 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
    (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  • 1 x PCI slot
• On-Board Video:
  • APU:
    * To use the onboard graphics, you must install an AMD APU with integrated graphics.
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 (Note 2)
    (All integrated graphics ports do not support Hot plug. If you want to change to another graphics port when the computer is on, be sure to turn off the computer first.)
  • Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
    Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics.

• On-Board Audio:
  • Realtek HD audio codec
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 3)
  • Support for S/PDIF Out
• BIOS:
  • 2 x 32 Mbit flash
  • Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  • Support for DualBIOS
  • PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

• Special Features:
  • Support for @BIOS
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
  • Support for Download Center
  • Support for Xpress Install
  • Support for Xpress Recovery2
  • Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
  • Support for Smart Recovery
  • Support for Auto Green
  • Support for ON/OFF Charge
  • Support for 3TB+ Unlock
  • Support for Q-Share
• On-Board LAN:
  • Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

• Form Factor:
  • Micro ATX Form Factor
  • 22.5cm x 17.4cm (8.9 Inch x 6.9 Inch)