ECS A740GM-M User Manual
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Introducing the Motherboard
Onboard LAN (Optional)
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of
133/100/66/33 MB/s.
133/100/66/33 MB/s.
Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
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One PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface
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One PCI Express x1 slot
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Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots
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One IDE connector supporting up to two IDE devices
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Six 7-pin SATA connectors
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Integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Transceiver
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Integrated IEEE802.3z compliant
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IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation
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Integrated 10/100/1000 Base-T Transceiver
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Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps IEEE 802.3 compliant
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IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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One serial port
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One VGA port
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One DVI port (optional)
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Four USB ports
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One LAN port
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6/8-channel (optional) line-
out
BIOS Firmware
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Power management
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Wake-up alarms
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CPU parameters
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CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
speeds.
The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
features including the following:
1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
without prior notice.
2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be oper-
ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50°C.
ated in the ambiance between 0 and 50°C.