Gigabyte A75-D3H AMD Socket FM1 for AMD Llano CPU, HDMI, Dual Graphic, ATX Motherboard
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- CPU: AMD A series processors in FM1 package. Chipset: AMD A75
- Memory:4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory, Dual channel memory architecture, Support for DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
- Audio: Realtek ALC889 codec, High Definition Audio, Support for Dolby Home Theater; LAN:1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
- Expansion Slots:1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16,1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x4, 2 x PCI Express x1 slots,3 x PCI slots; Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
- Storage Interface:5 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors,1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port, Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD
- Back Panel Connectors:1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port,1 x D-Sub port,1 x DVI-D port,1 x HDMI port,1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector,2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports,4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports,1 x eSATA 6Gb/s port,1 x RJ-45 port,6 x audio jacks
- Internal I/O Connectors:1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector,1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector,5 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors,1 x APU fan header,2 x system fan headers,1 x power fan header,1 x front panel header,1 x front panel audio header,1 x S/PDIF Out header,4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers,1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header,1 x serial port header,1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header,1 x clearing CMOS jumper
- USB: Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports, Up to 6 USB 3.0/2.0 ports
GA-A75-D3H is desktop motherboards based on the AMD A75 chipset, supporting a new generation socket FM1 of 32nm AMD A-series APUs with DirectX11 graphics integrated. The AMD A75 series platform showcases AMD Dual Graphics technology, allowing users to further boost 3D graphics performance by adding an additional discrete AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics card to the system.
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Gigabyte A75-D3H AMD Socket FM1 for AMD Llano CPU, HDMI, Dual Graphic, ATX Motherboard
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For experienced builders, a good board!,
I was actually hoping to buy a Biostar T series, but settled for my fallback brand Gigabyte as that was what was available at the time. Overall I love the features and performance of this board. It does have some odd quirks though.
I wish someone (hardware expert) would write a detailed technical review so I’d have a better understanding of the various USB chips on this thing. It is USB overload!
But the situation I ran into was kind of a catch-22, until I figured out that it only affected certain USB ports.
Basically, you need to adjust BIOS settings before installing Windows 7.
To do that, you need a keyboard.
Just about all keyboards are USB now.
Certain USB ports on this board don’t work until after the operating system is installed and drivers (for the USB ports) are installed on top of that.
For a while I was certain I had defective USB ports. This is the first board I can remember where the USB wouldn’t work for a keyboard, a USB wireless adapter, an external USB sound card or anything else…
Before the operating system was installed and all drivers updated properly!
That kind of confused me for a while. From what I can tell…
There are USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, both physical on the outside and (more connectors on the motherboard). For the 2.0 ports, there appears to be at least 2 (two) different chips running them. ONE Of those chips is useless until the proper driver is installed.
That’s my best theory anyway. Out of the box, some USB 2.0 ports would work, some wouldn’t.
Now I’ve got all USB ports working fine.
Oh, I get a 5.6 for WEI score, the lowest is my hard drive performance. I’m using a A6-3500 with graphics drivers (A6-3600) downloaded straight from AMD. That last sentence is not a typo, BTW. The A6-3500 requires the “A6-3600” drivers.
It’s a little cranky right out of the box, which is why I’d recommend it for experienced builders only. But no real complaints. I LOVE the fact that there are so many USB ports! If I used all the connectors, I’d have something like 14-16 USB ports available. AWESOME. I used one PCI bracket (running off of the motherboard) to add two USB 2.0 ports. For now, I’m running 6 physical USB 2.0 ports (almost all in constant use) and a couple of USB 3.0 ports.
While this board is a bit large for HTPC use…an experienced builder could turn this board into anything from a over-powered office workstation to a high-end gaming system. I made it into an over-powered office workstation.
– this motherboard
– A6-3500 APU
– OCZ ModXStream 500W power supply
– Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 RAM 4GB (2 X 2GB)
– 250GB Western Digital notebook hard drive 5400RPM (an extra I had on hand)
– LG DVD burner
– Airlink external USB wireless adapter
– External USB speakers
– External USB hard drives
– USB wireless mouse
– USB wireless keyboard
– Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
– Monitor is an LG HDTV (HDMI) for the moment
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|Obsolete BIOS can’t be updated from W7 64,
After starting up my new PC, I noted that the memory speed was not correct, 1333MHz instead of 1866. When I attempted to update the BIOS using the Gigabyte update procedure, I got an error saying that their update tool would not work on a 64 bit Windows OS.
After some discussion with tech support by phone, I got a few “secret” and undocumented steps which did’t work as stated but after “fiddling” with various alternative keys, I finally got the update to work.
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|It’s ggood, but it needs more cooling,
IThis mobo is extremely fast, but the chipset tends to run warm. I’ve seen temps of about 40C on it, and I’d like it to be cooler. Otherwise, it’s extremely good.
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