BIOS
| ACPI version |
2.0a |
| BIOS memory size |
32 MB |
| BIOS type |
UEFI |
Back panel I/O ports
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
2 |
| eSATA ports quantity |
2 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
Performance
| Audio system |
Realtek ALC892 |
| Motherboard chipset family |
AMD |
| Component for |
PC |
Memory
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Memory channels |
Dual |
| Supported memory types |
DDR3-SDRAM |
| ECC |
Y |
| Non-ECC |
Y |
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
32 GB |
Internal I/O
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| Number of SATA II connectors |
6 |
| Number of IEEE1394 connectors |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
1 |
| Power fan connector |
Y |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| S/PDIF out connector |
Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
3 |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
2 |
Graphics
| On-board graphics adapter |
N |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 slots |
2 |
| PCI slots |
2 |
| PCI Express x1 slots |
2 |
Additionally
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| System bus data transfer rate |
4.8 GT/s |
| Chipset |
AMD 970 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
M5A97 EVO - ATX, AMD AM3+, AMD 970, 4 x DIMM DDR3, 6 x SATA, 2 x IEEE 1394a, 4 x USB 3.0
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