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Motherboard description

• Motherboard manufacturer's name: Pegatron M2N78-LA
• HP/Compaq name: Violet6-GL8E

CPU/Processor

• This motherboard supports only AM3 processors
• Memory support is limited to DDR3 modules only.
• HyperTransport 3.0
• Split power planes allow separate power management for CPU and integrated memory controller for improved power savings.
• Supports the following processors:
  • AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe/8xx Quad-Core (D)
  • AMD Phenom II X3 7xx/7xxe Triple-Core (H)
  • AMD Phenom II X2 5xx (C)
  • AMD Athlon X4 6xx/6xxe (P)
  • AMD Athlon X3 4xx/4xxe (R)
  • AMD Athlon X2 2xx/2xxe (R)

Max TDP = 95 Watt

NOTE: Violet6 supports only Socket-AM3 processors. Older Socket AM2+ processors are not compatible with socket AM3.

Front-side bus (FSB) (Processor Dependent)

• 5200MT/s (5.2 GT/s)

Chipset

• NVIDIA GeForce 9100

BIOS features

• Keyboard combination used to enter BIOS: F10
• System BIOS core brand: AMI

Form factor

• 9.6" (24.5 cm) x 9.6" (24.5 cm)

Memory

• Dual channel memory architecture
• Four DDR3 DIMM (240-pin) sockets
• Supported DIMM types:
  • PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)
  • PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066)
• Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
• Supports 4GB DDR3 DIMMs
• Supports up to 16 GB on 64-bit PCs
• Supports up to 4 GB* on 32-bit PCs

NOTE: * 32-bit operating PCs cannot address a full 4.0 GB of memory.Due to AMD limitation, DDR3-1333 modules will run at 1066 MHz if three or more modules are installed.

Expansion slots

• One PCI Express x16 graphics (for a graphics card)
• Two PCI Express x1 (for cards such as network, sound, tv-tuner)
• One PCI slot
• One PCI Express x1 minicard socket

Video graphics

• Up to 256MB dedicated (dynamic memory as allocated by Vista)
• Integrated graphics using nVidia GeForce 9100.
• Also supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards.

NOTE: Either integrated graphics or the PCI Express x16 slot are usable at one time; they are not usable concurrently.

• Integrated graphics: concurrent use of the the DVI and VGA ports is supported.

Serial ATA

• Four SATA connectors:

• Supports 1 SATA-150 or SATA-300 disk drive on each SATA connector
• Speed up to 3.0Gb/sec or 1.5Gb/sec, complying with SATA 2.0 and SATA 1.0 specifications

NOTE: The faster rate of 3.0Gb/sec requires that both the hard drive and the motherboard support it. If one or the other does not support 3.0 Gb/sec, the PC negotiates down to the slower 1.5 Gb/sec.

Onboard audio

• Audio CODEC: Realtek ALC888S
• High Definition 8 channel audio
• Supports one S/PDIF digital connection

Onboard LAN

• PCI Realtek RTL8201N 10/100Mbps

Onboard USB

• USB 2.0
• Twelve ports total
  • Four connectors on back panel
  • Six headers on motherboard support eight additional ports/devices

NOTE: Some USB ports may not be available externally for customer use. For more information, see model specifications.

Onboard 1394

• Type: IEEE 1394a 400Mb/s
• LSI L-FW3227-100 (or equivalent) controller chip
• Two ports total
• One port on back panel
• One header on motherboard supporting one additional port/device

Back panel I/0

Listed in physical order from left to right:

• One Coaxial S/PDIF out port
• One VGA port
• One DVI port
• Four USB 2.0
• One IEEE 1394a
• One RJ-45 networking port
• Six audio ports support 8-channel audio:
  • Line-in (light blue)
  • Microphone-in (pink)
  • Line-out (lime)
  • Center/Subwoofer-out (yellow-orange)
  • Side speaker-out (gray)
  • Rear speaker-out (black)

Internal connectors

• One CPU fan connector
• One 24-pin ATX power connector
• One 4-pin ATX power connector
• Four SATA connectors
• One ROM recovery connector
• One jumper for resetting BIOS settings
• One jumper to clear the BIOS password
• One front panel connector
• Six USB headers, supporting 8 USB connections
• One AC Power Loss Restart Selector
• One Wlan LED connector
• One 1394 header
• One front audio connector
• One internal audio connector
• One PCIE x16 slot
• Two PCIEx1 slots
• One PCI 1 slot
• One mini card connector
• One PC fan connector
• One S/PDIF out connector