Gigabyte GA-A55-S3P (rev. 1.0) AMD Chipset Driver for Vista, Win7

APU FM1 Socket:
- AMD A series & E2 series processors

Chipset   
- AMD A75 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(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

Onboard Graphics APU:
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200

Audio   
- Realtek ALC887 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 2)
- Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN
- 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots   
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
- 4 x PCI Express x1 slots
- (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
- 2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology
- Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
- Only A series APU support AMD Dual Graphics.

Storage Interface Chipset:
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD

USB Chipset:
- Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors   
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
- 1 x APU fan header
- 1 x system fan header
- 1 x power fan header
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
- 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors   
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x serial port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller   
- iTE IT8720 chip

H/W Monitoring   
- System voltage detection
- APU/System temperature detection
- APU/System/Power fan speed detection
- APU overheating warning
- APU/System/Power fan fail warning
- APU/System fan speed control (Note 3)

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

Unique 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 4)
- Support for Smart Recovery
- Support for Auto Green
- Support for ON/OFF Charge
- Support for 3TB+ Unlock
- Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software   
- Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm


Note 1: Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
Note 2: To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
Note 3: Whether the APU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the APU/system cooler you install.
Note 4: Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

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