Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7 Motherboard AMD 990FX SB950 DDR3 RAID SATA ATX Gigabit Ethernet LAN (rev. 1.0)

Summary

The 990FXA-UD7 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the USB3.0 controller, AMD 900 series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. Utilizing the industry\'s first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution via AMD SB950 chipset, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer native 6 ports of next generation high speed data storage devices support with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. The AMD 900 series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices. GIGABYTE\'s AMD motherboards are ready to support new generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ multi-core processors, delivering the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming. This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 8+2 phase VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 PhenomII series processors, delivering the great performance enchantment to system and ultimate scalability hardware expending. A traditional Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) consists of a Choke, Capacitors, MOSFETs and a Driver IC. By incorporating the MOSFETs and driver IC in accordance with the Driver-MOSFET specification, we can achieve higher power transfer and increased efficiency at higher switching frequencies to satisfy the growing power requirements of today\'s processors. Driver-MOSFETs also help to reduce VRM real estate requirements in the CPU zone. Yet another onboard feature of GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards are integrated the latest AMD SB950 chip for high-speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering 6 ports native superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps) and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support. When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces.

Description

The GIGABYTE motherboards support the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard USB3.0 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices. GIGABYTE motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE\'s unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery. Delivering native support for DDR3 memory up to 2000MHz, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards allow users to easily reach higher memory frequencies at lower voltages; achieving higher memory performance with lower power consumption to run even the most memory intensive applications such as high-definition video and 3D games with ease. GIGABYTE strongly believes that in 2011, HD audio playback is a standard specification, and as such, we have made Blu-ray audio playback a standard for all of our motherboards. All of GIGABYTE\'s 2011 motherboards feature higher capability audio solution with 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback quality to deliver high-performance, multi-channel HD audio. SNR is a comparison of the amount of signal to the amount of noise such as hiss present in the signal (expressed in Decibels). A higher SNR equals a better audio experience. For example, 108dB, is a high audio specification, as this means the audio signal is 108dB higher than the level of the noise. Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE\'s mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE\'s @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website. GIGABYTE DualBIOS is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.

Features

Specifications

• CPU

Installed Processors (Max)-0 (1)
Processor-( ) (L1 Cache) (L2 Cache) (L3 Cache)
Supported Processor Manufacturer-AMD
Supported Processors-AMD AM3+ FX processors • AMD AM3 Phenom II processors • AMD Athlon II processors
Socket-Socket AM3+

• Motherboard

Chipset-AMD \r 990FX \r SB950
Input/Output Controller-ITE IT8720
RAID Supported-Yes \r RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, JBOD
SATA Supported-Yes

• Rear Panel I/O Ports

S/PDIF Port-1 x Coaxial S/P-DIF out • 1 x Optical S/P-DIF out
Audio Line Out Ports-6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
Keyboard/Mouse Combo Port-1 x PS/2 Keyboard or Mouse Port
RJ-45 Ports-1 x RJ-45 Port
Firewire Ports-1 x IEEE 1394a Port
eSATA Ports-1 x eSATA/USB Combo • 1 x eSATA III (6Gb/s)

• Internal I/O Connectors

SATA Connectors-8 x SATA 6Gb/s
S/PDIF Connectors-1 x S/PDIF out Header
USB Connectors-3 x USB 2.0 headers • 1 x USB 3.0 port
Firewire Connectors-1 x IEEE 1394a Header
Cooling Fan Support-1 x CPU Fan • 2 x System Fan • 1 Power Fan
Front Panel Connectors-1 x front panel header • 1 x front panel audio header
TPM Header-1 x TPM Header
Other Connectors-1 x PCIe power connector • 1 x clearing CMOS button • 1 x power button • 1 x reset button

• Expansion

AGP Slots--
PCI Slots-1 slot(s)\r- PCI
PCI-X Slots--
PCI Express Slots-6 slot(s)\r- , 2 x PCI Express x16 slots (running at x16) • 1 x PCI Express x16 slots (running at x8) • 2 x PCI Express x16 slots (running at x4) \r,

• Memory

Maximum Memory-32 GB\r 1066/1333/1600/1866/2000 (OC) MHz\r DDR3

• Graphics Device

Graphics Adaptor-Yes \r AMD \r CrossFireX

• Sound

Integrated Sound-Realtek ALC889 codec • High Definition Audio • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel • Support for Dolby Home Theater • Support for S/PDIF Out

• Network

Integrated Network-Realtek RTL8111E
Network Speeds Supported-10/100/1000 Mbps

• System Requirements

Operating Systems Supported-Microsoft Windows 7 • Vista • XP

• System

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 6) • Support for Easy Energy Saver • Support for Smart Recovery • Support for Auto Green • Support for ON/OFF Charge • Support for Cloud OC • Support for 3TB+ Unlock • Support for Q-Share
Jumpers-Clear CMOS jumper

• Electrical

Power Connector-1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

• Environmental

Environmental-Operating Temperature - Humidity

• Physical

Form Factor-ATX
Dimensions-30.5 cm\r(W) x 26.3 cm\r(L) - Weight

Warranty

Unless otherwise stated it the product description, products come with a minimum 1 year RTB* warranty. Certain products have an increased warranty period please contact us if you wish to confirm warranty terms/duration.

*Warranty terms for certain products may require you to return your item directly to the manufacturer/supplier.