Motherboard description

• Manufacturer's motherboard name: Foxconn H-Alpinia-RS780L-uATX
• HP/Compaq name: Alpinia GL8

CPU/Processor

• TDP=95W
• Only Socket AM3 processors are supported with this motherboard.
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:
• AMD PHENOM-II X6 10xxT (Thurban core) (TDP: 95W)
• AMD Phenom II X4 9xx/9xxe/8xx (Deneb core) (TDP: 95W)
• AMD Phenom II X3 7xx/7xxe (Heka core) (TDP: 95W)
• AMD Phenom II X2 5xx (Callisto core) (TDP 95W)
• AMD Athlon X4 6xx/6xxe (Propus core) (TDP: 95W)
• AMD Athlon X3 4xx/4xxe (Rana core) (TDP: 95W)
• AMD Athlon X2 2xx/2xxe (Regor core) (TDP: 65W)
• Sempron 1xx (Sargas core) (TDP: 95W)

Front-side bus

• 5200MT/s (5.2 GT/s)

Chipset

• AMD 760G

BIOS features

• Award brand system BIOS
• Keyboard combination to used to enter BIOS: F1

Form factor

• Micro-ATX: 24.5 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.5 cm (9.6 inches)

Memory

• Supports DDR3 DIMMs only
• Dual channel memory architecture (also supports single-channel memory configurations)
• 4 DDR3 DIMM (240-pin) sockets
• DIMM types:
•     PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)
•     PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066)

NOTE: Due to AMD limitation, DDR3-1333 modules will run at 1066 MHz if three or more modules are installed

• Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
• Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB DDR3 DIMMs
• Supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit systems
• Supports up to 16 GB on 64-bit systems (DIMMs run at DDR3-1066)

NOTE: 32-bit PCs cannot address a full 4.0 GB of memory.

Video

*Integrated video is not available if a graphics card is installed.

• Integrated graphics using ATI Radeon 3000
• Integrated graphics: concurrent use of the DVI and VGA ports is supported.
• 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.

Audio

*Integrated audio is not available if a sound card is installed.

• Number of channels: 8
• Audio CODEC: ALC888S-VD
• Maximum bit depth: up to 24-bit
• Maximum sample rate: up to 192,000 Hz
• Supports S/PDIF digital

LAN

• Technology: Realtek RTL8105E
• Data transfer speeds: up to 10/100 Mb/s
• Transmission standards:10-Base-T Ethernet

Expansion Slots

• 1 PCI Express x16 gen 2
• 3 PCI Express x1
• 1 PCI Express x1 minicard socket

Onboard LAN

• 10/100 Marvell 88EC031

Back panel I/0

• S/PDIF optical output port

• Video Graphics Adapter port

• USB 2.0: 4

• RJ45 Network (LAN)

• Center/Subwoofer port (yellow orange)

• Rear Speaker Out port (black)

• Line In port (light blue)

• Line Out port (lime)

• Microphone port (pink)

• Side Speaker Out port (gray)

• DVI port

Internal connectors

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector
• 1 4-pin ATX power connector
• 4 SATA connectors
• 2 12V fans for CPU fan and PC fan
• 1 9-pin header for power button, reset button, power LED, and HDD LED
• 1 S/PDIF digital audio output header
• 1 9-pin audio header for headphone-out and microphone-in (yellow, requires matching front audio jack module)
• 6 USB headers supporting 8 USB ports or devices
• 1x SPI (ROM programming) connector